26 Dec 2016

OLD SCHOOL WAR FLICK



1950s were the „golden age” of Hollywood in every single genre it tackled with. It was also the period of transition to technicolor and more modern visual effects that enabled some more realistic action sequences to be filmed.

All of those elements combined together gave some quality war flicks, „The enemy below” being one of them. Nazi U-boat terror form the deep during Second World War forms the script with a strong acting rivalry between Robert Mitchum and Curd Jurgens. The game of cat and mouse will sharpen along the way leading to a already seen ultimate clash between the US escort destroyer and German submarine.

On the downside, subplots and outcome will form a cliche, spiced up with some medium strength patheticism.

„The enemy below” is a solid war thriller, but also something already seen at the time being.






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