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Thursday 19 July 2012

The Hunt For Red October (1990)

Tom Clancy's classic work of military industrial complex porn has been humanized with actual characters, who have depth, arcs, relatable behavior, and most importantly, subtlety. The proceedings get off to a quick start and the pace doesn't slow down until the end credits. This is a conventional Hollywood studio film that earns its stripes the old fashioned way, with clean, solid, professional work on all levels.

4 pings Vasili. 4 pings only out of 5

2 comments:

Impudent Urinal said...

3 RV's driving in Montana out of 5

He had a plan, so of course he had to die. ; ;

cuckoo said...

A classic that holds up quite well today. Poledouris is at some of his best with this one.

4 Russian Scotsmen out of 5