Hunter Killer (2018)
A really enjoyable old school naval action thriller on the lines of The Hunt for Red October.
Although it initially seems like it might play out like a piece of typical America is here to save the world (and the Russian President) bollocks, it really doesn't continue along those lines. A Russian commander played by the now sadly no longer with us, Michael Nyqvist, has as much to do with saving the day as Gerard Butler does. The acting, aside from a hammy Gary Oldman, is all convincing and helps to ratchet up the tension.
Speaking of tension. There was more knuckle whitening tension in any five minutes of this film than the entirety of Hobbs and Shaw.
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