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Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt’s a heartbreaking, troubling film about men whose lives were cruelly deprioritised and whose families remain ever altered as a result. It ends on a note of melancholy but the burning anger also remains, the final scenes tinged with a painful awareness of wounds that may never heal.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichIt's a competent, by-the-numbers action melodrama.
- 60CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellWhile Kursk doesn’t have the sufficient depth required for a truly effective historical drama it certainly works as a well-mounted and occasionally gripping, if somewhat formulaic thriller.
- 60The New York TimesBilge EbiriThe New York TimesBilge EbiriThe fine cast keeps us engaged, even if the film sometimes loses the narrative thread.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis is a solidly gripping and at times heartbreaking study of ordinary guys, out on the water trying to support their families, while knowing deep down — just from the shoddy condition of their sub’s equipment — that any given voyage is likely to be their last.
- 50Screen DailyStephen WhittyScreen DailyStephen WhittyToo much of Kursk revolves around scenes of sodden sailors sitting around wondering why someone doesn’t just hurry up and rescue them. A sentiment likely to be shared by some audiences, as well.
- 50VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangVinterberg’s Kursk occasionally lands an emotive blow but only in its more fictionalized stretches, while it pulls its punches with the thorniest and most provocative elements of the real story, an instinct that unduly submerges much of the real horror and lasting consequence of this tragically, enragingly, heartbreakingly bungled incident.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’s not a classic of the genre, not moving enough to truly grip the viewer and pull us to the edge of our seats. But a very good cast and a general respect for the facts makes The Command a worthy-enough entry, one that realizes sometimes there is no happy ending.
- 50The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloIt doesn’t help that The Command looks phony right from the outset, being an English-language film involving virtually no actual Russians.
- 42The PlaylistRodrigo PerezThe PlaylistRodrigo PerezMeant to appear as some kind of tribute to the victims and families of the Kursk, Vinterberg’s poorly strategized film barely justifies its existence.