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- 2015
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 54 m
- 2015
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 54 m
Summary A rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control onboard their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival. [Focu...
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
Written By: Dennis Kelly
- 2015
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 54 m
- 2015
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 54 m
Black Sea
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6.6
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Summary A rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control onboard their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival. [Focu...
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
Written By: Dennis Kelly
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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39% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
62
61% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
39% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Not that a film as taut and exciting as this one needs punchy dialogue, but Black Sea has that, too.
With creepy sound effects (thuds and clangs and groans, oh my) and a mounting - make that sinking - sense of dread, Black Sea is at once fist-clenchingly suspenseful and, well, dull.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
6.6
45% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
52% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
3% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
6.6
45% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
52% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
3% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
A sequel would be nice. I can see a note on the back of the picture and I am sure Tobin and the Russian chart guy whose name I cant spell will give a gold brick or two to his son. But why could be not have used the diving tanks, which had enough oxygen left to at least surface to escape? Even with the bends at least you can live. Robinson should have had Frazier and that SOB Daniels put out the bloody tubes when they left port. Frazier killed them from the start. Blackie I liked. Frazier sticks a knife in him? Why did they not then chain him and then Daniels when they learned of his devilish plan.? Even if Robinson had to go out in a diving suite to get the Gold. Peters would have lived and all would have been rich and happy. But no, they let a mental case in there? They admitted he was nuts before they left. Baba did his job and deserved better. So too Reynolds. Just look at the inside of this wreck and then look at the Red October. What a difference. Why not just name this boat the Pequad II
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Directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), it’s basically another tough genre workout that is all too familiar, with enough tension and violence to keep an audience alert if not riveted.
Not content simply to make a finely tuned undersea action film, Macdonald reaches for something more significant and comes up short, trapping his own treasures under a tidal wave of thwarted ambition.
Certain sequences are handled exceptionally... but others feel overblown and some characters underwhelm. That’s not to say that Black Sea is not an enjoyable – and at times, enthralling – aquatic adventure, it just never quite thrills as much as it spills, and flounders during some of its more emotional beats.
His hair is thinning and his features are thickening, and Jude Law is evolving into a more interesting actor as this happens. He’s more at home in
tough guy roles such as “Dom Hemingway.” The gritty submarine thriller Black Sea is his latest one of those. But in this case, it’s a salty performance that seems just beyond his grasp.
That’s the problem with Law’s submarine skipper, Robinson, in the action thriller Black Sea. He’s driven and dynamic enough, but he can’t keep the sensitivity from his eyes.
Black Sea es un película increíblemene entretenida, que trabaja correctamente en forma de thriller y en lo que respecta a mí, contiene suspenso en grandes cantidades.
Lo que hace que la película sea más intensa es el pequeño espacio que hay en el interior del submarino (lugar en donde se desarrolla casi toda la película), y además un gran esfuerzo entre los actores elevan el nivel de tensión. Ya de por sí la sipnosis es interesante, pero ver esta película es una cruda y ruda reflexión de lo que pasa cuando la codicia de una persona se vuelve tan descontrolada, y claro, también mostrando lo que le pasa a las personas que están rodeadas de esas personas.
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This is quite an atmospheric thriller, although I found Jude Law's character quite distracting due to his (I assume Russian) accent, which I'm not sure how authentic it was. There is an Australian character and an Irish one too - why is it that made me think of a cheesy joke, along the lines of 'there's a Russian, an Aussie and an Irish who walk into a bar...' (!). I suppose if your someone very prone to claustrophobia then this isn't a good film to watch because it does quite well at making you imagine your also in this enclosed space of a submarine.
There are some creepy moments, when discoveries are made, with most scenes featuring a fair amount of black. As a thriller, it's not bad but I did find the, what seemed to be a little over the top, foreign accents a bit distracting at times. That aside, bare in mind the fact its really quite a dark film, both in terms of the lighting (or lack thereof) and the way the plot develops (there being an impending disaster element). Its a good watch, although I wouldn't specifically recommend it as such, no.
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Dark and gritty, but also trapped by shallow unrealistic delivery. There's always a niche appeal for submarine stories. The very concept promises many characters sharing a mutual predicament while confined in the depths. Black Sea offers decent psychological thriller with its good set-up and claustrophobic cinematography, but the personalities often do stupid things just for the sake of drama. One must wonder if the problems here could've been resolved with proper human interactions, such as conversations without violence undertone or not resorting to outright violence on a whim.
Robinson (Jude Law) is recently fired from his job. Disgruntled and very keen on making money, he jumps at the first opportunity of big pay. The gig is to recover sunken World War II submarine which allegedly contains heaps of gold. Thus, he assembles his team of merry misfits and dives for the riches. His whole team consists of either inexperienced or slightly mad crew.
Cue the crazy debacle where someone gets randomly stabbed or a few misclicks cause the submarine to nose dive, and the operation sinks faster than the submarine itself. Everyone is aggressive every time, there's barely any human interaction which doesn't lead in heated argument. I'm not an expert but surely when placed in crucial condition as submerged with actual chance of dying, one might need to cooperate instead of constantly picking a fight.
The visual is fitting for the theme, mostly shot in typical small corridor or halls, it is meant to be claustrophobic. The acting isn't half bad, Jude Law does his best though the accent is a bit jarring. It takes advantage of the premise well, and produces occasional morale ambiguity for gritty effect. A couple of the twists are decent in creating more dilemmas to elevate the tension, excluding the rest which are the results of tragic human error.
Black Sea is true to the deep nature of submarine film, sometime suspenseful and engaging, though most of the personality clashes are ridiculously forced.
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This is not an action movie, it's a psychological thriller about the downfalls of men. The whole movie is centered around a group of godless men looking to make a quick buck. Due to greed and selfishness most of the characters end up dead; about half were murdered by their own crew members and the rest died of natural disasters. There is no ray of hope in this entire movie except the very beginning, only depressing events after the other. If you are a masochist or enjoy watching a well made movie about the degradation of man as they slowly lose control of themselves before spiraling into madness, then this might suit your tastes. However, if you do not find yourself fitting in that particular category, then I suggest considering a change of plans.
Have a nice day.
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