After 11 years of working for the marine salvage company Agora, Captain Robinson (Jude Law) is unceremoniously dismissed. The corporation claims they don't need a submarine pilot anymore – let alone a submarine. Having worked on U-boats for 30 years (and in the navy for 15), Robinson has no other skills and isn't content scraping by at the likes of a fast food restaurant. He's even lost his wife (Jodie Whittaker) and son to his demanding career. Several of his coworkers, including the perpetually tipsy Kurston (Daniel Ryan), have also been fired.
Black Sea is an independently funded British thriller, about a submarine with a hull full of gold and the captain who wants to reclaim it. You can tell where Black Sea plans to go from the outset, there is something clandestine about Roberson, his destiny is written in the stars and ultimately the film is about him. It's about his thirst for gold, his decisions and his want for redemption, all of which is perfectly articulated by Jude Law, who seems to be getting more talented with every film he makes.
No this is not a great movie, but it is an enjoyable movie just peppered with very good performances from a lot of mostly unknown actors (at least for me). The plot line is simple and direct plus the photography is really nice. This film will never go down in history as legendary as it has a bit of a niche market ie not the most popular theme when deciding to watch a movie. But it is very good if a submarine thriller is your thing.
The directing is superb. Kevin Macdonald masters the claustrophobia of a submarine. It is one of my father's favorite films so far in this year.The film is gripping and emotionally draining for the majority of it. I think the story was a great idea and definitely worth showing. he characters are simple men who are put into extraordinary situations. They wrestle with many aspects of the good and bad within the human heart. Greed, selfishness, mistrust, pride and desperation are represented in most, if not all, of the characters. No one is able to rise above the frailties that plague mankind. So no character development.
Black Sea contains some typical clichés you typically have in this genre. The plot is also quite predictable which sucks the tension out of the film so for me it was one of the lesser ones in the genre. But worth watching if you like this kind of movie. Me, I'm not the big fan of this kind of movie.
6.4/10·IMDb
81%·Rotten Tomatoes
62%·Metacritic
7/10
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