The Command
Belga Films | Release Date: June 21, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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9
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88
ObserverRex ReedJun 21, 2019
Even when it occasionally falters, it is polished, heartbreaking, and worthy of attention. Read full review
80
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 10, 2018
It’s a heartbreaking, troubling film about men whose lives were cruelly deprioritised and whose families remain ever altered as a result. It ends on a note of melancholy but the burning anger also remains, the final scenes tinged with a painful awareness of wounds that may never heal. Read full review
75
The Film StageDan MeccaJul 11, 2019
At its least, this film is a moderately engaging submarine thriller. At its most, this film serves as a pertinent reminder of the dangers of a government embroiled in bullshit, misguidedly confident in its own presumed greatness. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayJun 20, 2019
This is a solidly gripping and at times heartbreaking study of ordinary guys, out on the water trying to support their families, while knowing deep down — just from the shoddy condition of their sub’s equipment — that any given voyage is likely to be their last. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBilge EbiriJun 20, 2019
The fine cast keeps us engaged, even if the film sometimes loses the narrative thread. Read full review
60
CineVueChristopher MachellSep 15, 2018
While Kursk doesn’t have the sufficient depth required for a truly effective historical drama it certainly works as a well-mounted and occasionally gripping, if somewhat formulaic thriller. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichSep 10, 2018
It's a competent, by-the-numbers action melodrama. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloJun 18, 2019
It doesn’t help that The Command looks phony right from the outset, being an English-language film involving virtually no actual Russians. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 24, 2019
It’s not a classic of the genre, not moving enough to truly grip the viewer and pull us to the edge of our seats. But a very good cast and a general respect for the facts makes The Command a worthy-enough entry, one that realizes sometimes there is no happy ending. Read full review
50
VarietyJessica KiangSep 13, 2018
Vinterberg’s Kursk occasionally lands an emotive blow but only in its more fictionalized stretches, while it pulls its punches with the thorniest and most provocative elements of the real story, an instinct that unduly submerges much of the real horror and lasting consequence of this tragically, enragingly, heartbreakingly bungled incident. Read full review
50
Screen DailyStephen Whitty Sep 10, 2018
Too much of Kursk revolves around scenes of sodden sailors sitting around wondering why someone doesn’t just hurry up and rescue them. A sentiment likely to be shared by some audiences, as well. Read full review
42
The PlaylistRodrigo PerezSep 10, 2018
Meant to appear as some kind of tribute to the victims and families of the Kursk, Vinterberg’s poorly strategized film barely justifies its existence. Read full review
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