Crimson Tide (1995)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter	Denzel Washington
Captain Frank Ramsey	Gene Hackman	½
Chief of the Boat Walters / COB	George Dzundza
Lieutenant Roy Zimmer / COMMO	Matt Craven	½
Lieutenant Peter Ince / WEPS	Viggo Mortensen
Lieutenant Bobby Dougherty / SUPPO	James Gandolfini
Lieutenant Darik Westerguard / OPS	Rocky Carroll	-
Lieutenant Paul Hellerman	Rick Schroder	-
Seaman William Barnes	Steve Zahn	-
Seaman Grattam	Ryan Phillippe	-
Rear Admiral Anderson	Jason Robards	-

Review

Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington are in fine form and deliver some sizzling interplay in this post Cold War era Mutiny on the Bounty inspired thriller aboard the ballistic missile submarine USS Alabama. The guys taking us there are producers Simpson/Bruckheimer and their favourite director Tony Scott, who returns to the military genre for the first time since Top Gun and does so with conviction if not exactly subtlety. The film's narrative structure is almost painfully familiar, but the picture has got the confidence and acting power to get you sucked into its do or die premise, which of course is about USA, Russia and nuclear weapons. Hollywood weren't quite ready for the end of the Cold War just yet. There are fine supporting performances from George Dzundza and Viggo Mortensen.