A misfire of nearly offensive proportions.

| Aug 7, 2019

When limited by budget, a good independent film turns in on itself and spotlights the actors, and that's where the meat is in this movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 2, 2013

Done well, submarine movies are intense affairs that keep viewers glued to the screen as characters play breathtaking games of cat-and-mouse. Done poorly, they turn out like Phantom.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 25, 2013

It's fun just to hear the lingo and watch the sailors go about their tasks, but not so fun when the captain's Dark Secret starts giving him cheesy, strobing flashbacks.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 22, 2013

At least it seems to have a working knowledge of submarine procedures and terminology.

| Mar 29, 2013

Inexcusably tedious, resulting in yawning boredom

| Original Score: 2/10 | Mar 10, 2013

Scuttle it.

Full Review | Mar 7, 2013

Seriously, where's that giant octopus when you need him?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 7, 2013

Harris, Duchovny and Fichtner lead a strong cast in a engrossing submarine adventure

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 6, 2013

Taut, tense sub drama is entertaining, despite cliches.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 4, 2013

Phantom features some wonky visual effects, but one either buys into a film of this kind or not.

| Mar 4, 2013

Ed Harris and company can't lift this one off the seafloor, and "Phantom" fades away into the murky mist.

| Original Score: C- | Mar 3, 2013

Dramatically waterlogged and, despite the efforts of a strong cast, more than a little silly.

| Original Score: C | Mar 3, 2013

Slow start, fast finish.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 3, 2013

Ed Harris is back in command and the world depends on him. Look out.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 1, 2013

When it's focused, it comes together in satisfactory way, blending crew procedures with stratagem. When it loses its step, it's utterly forgettable, even with its submarine setting.

| Original Score: C | Mar 1, 2013

It's an okay military thriller. But considering the real-life story behind the tale, it could and should have been so much more. (Full Content Review for Parents also available)

| Mar 1, 2013

Techs are OK and the cramped claustrophobia of pre-nuclear submarines is palpable. But, "Phantom" does not approach the last great submariner flick, "Das Boot (1981)"...

| Original Score: C | Mar 1, 2013

Even some faultless acting in the lead roles cannot redeem the preposterous goings-on in this throwback of a suspense thriller set aboard a Russian nuclear submarine at the height of the Cold War.

| Mar 1, 2013

We get stern orders, dry technospeak and the occasional physical incident, but far less than what's required in such an apocalyptic setting.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 1, 2013