As I sat down to watch the 2022 war movie "Operation Seawolf", I must admit that my expectations weren't exactly great. Why? Well, let's just be honest here, Dolph Lundgren doesn't exactly have a string of consequtive hit movies to his belt. But as this was a movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to give it a fair chance, and thus I sat down to watch it.
Writer and director Steven Luke actually managed to put together a wholesome and surprisingly enjoyable storyline here. Sure, the movie wasn't exactly boasting and looking like a multi-million dollar production, but the spirit was there and it was actually a well-written storyline with interesting characters. So the sometimes questionable low budget feel that there was to the movie, especially in the American navy offices, was bearable.
I was genuinely surprised and entertained with the storyline that Steven Luke churned out of here. And while "Operation Seawolf" is not going to become a new "Das Boot" movie, then it was actually a good movie about submarine warfare during World War II. And the character gallery in the movie was nicely written too, detailed and layered characters.
Now, I have to say that leading actor Dolph Lundgren carried the movie quite well. And it was also nice to see the likes of Frank Grillo and Hiram A. Murray on the cast list, though they were both not utilized enough for the movie, as they only had limited time on the screen.
Something that was bothering me about "Operation Seawolf" was the fact that the German submarine naval crew were speaking English, with a slight German accent to it. It just doesn't really work all that well, especially not now in 2022, where other movies actually have actors and actresses speaking in the correct corresponding language of whomever they are portraying on the screen.
Visually then "Operation Seawolf" was surprisingly good. The CGI was good and most of the sets were good, and it definitely felt like a proper World War II movie. And I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes at open sea.
"Operation Seawolf" is definitely well-worth sitting down to watch.
Writer and director Steven Luke actually managed to put together a wholesome and surprisingly enjoyable storyline here. Sure, the movie wasn't exactly boasting and looking like a multi-million dollar production, but the spirit was there and it was actually a well-written storyline with interesting characters. So the sometimes questionable low budget feel that there was to the movie, especially in the American navy offices, was bearable.
I was genuinely surprised and entertained with the storyline that Steven Luke churned out of here. And while "Operation Seawolf" is not going to become a new "Das Boot" movie, then it was actually a good movie about submarine warfare during World War II. And the character gallery in the movie was nicely written too, detailed and layered characters.
Now, I have to say that leading actor Dolph Lundgren carried the movie quite well. And it was also nice to see the likes of Frank Grillo and Hiram A. Murray on the cast list, though they were both not utilized enough for the movie, as they only had limited time on the screen.
Something that was bothering me about "Operation Seawolf" was the fact that the German submarine naval crew were speaking English, with a slight German accent to it. It just doesn't really work all that well, especially not now in 2022, where other movies actually have actors and actresses speaking in the correct corresponding language of whomever they are portraying on the screen.
Visually then "Operation Seawolf" was surprisingly good. The CGI was good and most of the sets were good, and it definitely felt like a proper World War II movie. And I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes at open sea.
"Operation Seawolf" is definitely well-worth sitting down to watch.