A submarine crew in 1943 responds to a distress call about survivors in the water and pull three injured on board. Word quickly spreads that one of the rescued is a woman (Olivia Williams), a nurse from a torpedoed hospital boat, and the superstitious among the sailors are convinced it is an ill omen on a rotation already plagued with bad luck. Claire begins to suspect there is more going on when she finds the naval log in the captain's quarters written in two different hands. As accidents and weird happenings begin to pile up, Claire and the sub's junior-most officer, O'Dell (Matthew Davis) must figure out if they are cursed, haunted, or facing sabotage before the sub runs out of oxygen.
Nothing good ever happens on submarines or in space. Ever. The whole concept of submarine horror is redundant.
That being said, there is a lot of horror here. It was directed by David Twohy of Pitch Black fame, and written by Twohy, Darren Aronofsky, and Lucas Sussman. You should know at least one of those names. It is a lean film which jumps straight into the action and doesn't let up until the final credits. Being a little predictable in this instance just means that viewers can shorthand the exposition and cut right to the meat: the gruesome, violent deaths, of which there are plenty. Also, a ton of misogyny and I don't think a single Black person had a line so racism too.
Bruce Greenwood plays Captain Brice, Jason Flemyng, Holt McCallany, Nick Chinlund, Dexter Fletcher, and Andrew Howard are all That Guy actors that you'll recognize on sight, and Zack Galifinakis (in an extremely bushy beard) has a small role as well.
This is also our second entry of the month to feature Scott Foley in a prominent role. He was a major guest star on season five of True Blood as Terry Bellefleur's Iraq War buddy. If you're keeping track at home, that's 2 Lucy Hales and 2 Scott Foleys. I have no idea what you want with that information but you have it.
It's currently streaming on Showtime through Paramount+ and I would call it underrated. Give it a shot.
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