So-so Very Little Emotional Investment Here...A By-The-Numbers Formula. by Alon Patterson I'm not sure what seems the least enthused in this film, its audience or the actor?s performances, but one thing's certain, this film could have been better, much better. They had the sets, talent,...
Go Phantom-a Russian submarine story, by mister2tim Phantom Although the movie is set as a dramatic naval submarine movie, in the early nuclear era, the interaction of the characters play a more significant and suspenseful part of the movie plot than...
No snoozola by abbypug If you are llooking for action and thrills - this is not the film. It was slow, poorly acted, and I found my self falling asleep a few times during it. It would be ok for cable or DVD but not the...
75 ReelViews | James Berardinelli Much of what's contained in Phantom is at best speculative and at worst completely made-up. But, regardless of the accuracy, it makes for compelling viewing. Phantom is one of the best films of a lousy early 2013 release roster. Read full review
50 New York Post | Lou Lumenick Todd Robinson’s Phantom gives us a couple of things we haven’t seen in a while: the great Ed Harris and a Cold War submarine thriller. It’s not something you want to plunk down $12 for, but just diverting enough to check out when it arrives on Netflix Instant. Read full review
50 New York Observer | Rex Reed To be honest, I can rarely recall any film, on any subject, that made less sense. Read full review
50 Boston Globe | Tom Russo The crew doesn’t much look the part either, save for Schaech’s Stalin ’stache. Yet the movie does show the ability to get past this, even with the weight of all its narratively risky conspiracy theorizing. It’s a shame the intrigue has to get torpedoed by elements that mostly feel correctable. Read full review