Review of Down Periscope (1996) by Stephen Holden for The New York Times — 25 Sep 2009
If Down Periscope, directed by David S. Ward, has the ingredients for a lively spoof of everything from Mutiny on the Bounty to Crimson Tide, they are slapped together so crudely that nothing gels, including any sense of a coherent ensemble.
The tone of the acting, which is set by Mr. Grammer's blandly laid-back performance, is all wrong for a genre that demands over-the-top hamming.
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This review of Down Periscope (1996) was written by Stephen Holden and published by The New York Times on 25 Sep 2009.
Down Periscope has generally received positive reviews.
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