Film Review – Phantom

Movies about submarines are a rarity, making the relative disappointment
of “Phantom” all the more troublesome. While far from a disaster, the
picture is exhaustively mediocre, attempting to generate suspense
without providing necessary detail, while some critical miscasting lets
even more air out of the viewing experience. Writer/director Todd
Robinson (2006’s “Lonely Hearts”) certainly has a vision with “Phantom,”
mixing masculine men and Cold War tensions in a claustrophobic setting,
peppering the effort with chases and torpedo-dodging, but the
excitement is ephemeral, washed away by a routine of sweaty stand-offs
that aren’t exactly rippling with urgency. “Phantom” has its moments,
but not nearly enough of them to rattle nerves in the manner Robinson
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