Kursk

"[T]his is a punchy and poignant piece of film-making from Vinterberg."

"As a film, Kursk could have wound up much worse, though it has uneven visual effects and goes in for some frankly puzzling decisions, such as a bizarre switch-up in aspect ratios when the sub gets underway."

""Kursk" occasionally lands an emotive blow but only in its more fictionalised stretches, while it pulls its punches with the thorniest and most provocative elements of the real story..."

"It's a heartbreaking, troubling film about men whose lives were cruelly deprioritised and whose families remain ever altered as a result."

"Stoic endurance doesn't always make for excitement, and cramped interiors tend to constrain chances for great visuals. After the first hour, the film begins to take on water, too."

"Does put a more realist slant on proceedings. But the clunky dialogue, clichéd relationships and characterisation of every character undermine all these efforts."

"A competent, by-the-numbers action melodrama..."