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Tom Hanks plays Captain Krause, a new US Navy commander in World War 2 attempting to cross an unprotected piece of the ocean, the "Black Pit," bringing much-needed supplies to allied troops in Europe. The ship is part of a caravan of allied ships and they are of course attacked by German submarines. Captain Krause has incredible instincts for battle and is the perfect commander - tough, kind, appreciative, knows the names of his crew, and maybe a little too perfect for a character. (When the crew successfully defends the ship and blows up a German submarine, Captain Krause refuses to celebrate because the Germans who died were also souls in the world... what a beautiful and probably unrealistic portrayal - a little too goody goody for my taste.). The film has the requisite super kind kitchen crewman with the super special relationship with the Captain killed in battle, and with some exceptions, is basically a series of naval battles with submarines. I mean A. LOT. OF. BATTLES. which are no doubt based on the true story but making the film less than engaging.
On the other hand, the sound is noticeably magnificent, even for an amateur like me who probably normally couldn't tell the difference. As I have noted in prior years, war films do very well in the sound category because of the many layers of sound required in every scene. Now that Sound Mixing and Sound Editing have merged into one category, you can easily imagine the layers of dialogue, booming sound effects, music, and ambient sound all layered into the major moments of the film. But, the movie isn't good enough to be labeled "Academy Award nominee," and I don't really recommend it.
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