I saw this movie on my week off. I was kinda disappointed. I was hoping for Saving Private Ryan, but as The Good Shepherd, the book it is based on. But when I come to think about it, that would be incredibly hard to translate to the big screen. As a big part of C. S. Forester's book is silent inside narrative in the Captain's head, and the movie only has the 2 hours or so to tell this story. If faithfully executed, matching the book, well, that might not make the best action cinema anyway.
I am hampered by my preconceptions, as I have read the book. More than once. Having been a naval officer, one often gravitates to C. S. Forester stuff, at least eventually. Someone going in cold might enjoy it without the quibbles I bring.
So, these limitations aside? It is still pretty good as a movie. Worth seeing, in my book, but no tour de force.
The Enemy Below and Das Boot are better U-Boat vs. Destroyer movies. Balance of Terror, too.
The CGI quality is mixed, sometimes very good, but not always. I wonder if they used a Fletcher class for part of the sets.
I did like how he elevated the mess mate that must have been in the book into a more major character. That was actually a good touch.
The trailer is more exciting than the movie.
If you have Apple Plus tv channel, or whatever, see it. Don't get Apply plus just for this.
I heard somewhere that the U.S.S KIDD in Baton Rouge was used for some of the production.
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