Review – The Hunt for Red October

At the outset I admit that I’m a sucker for a good submarine movie. And this one has got to be the granddaddy of them all, at least as far as the nuclear sub-genre goes. Every once in awhile the effects fall a little short, such as at the end when Alec Baldwin’s hair become transparent during a cheap blue-screen shot. But for the most part the studio (in obvious cooperation with the Navy) spent the money to create a really top-notch production. At this point in world history the plot loses more than a little immediacy in the post-cold-war era, but most of the drama still holds up. I don’t know that anyone who doesn’t like this kind of film would enjoy this particular effort, but if you’re in the mood then this is a must-see. Worth seeing