Eye_MD_B Advice for viewers. Best is to relax into an aesthetic quiet movie, then you might appreciate the beautiful slow intro, soundtrack and landscape scenery. The additional cuts to some spy and prison scenes could have spiced it up, but they were at times nerve-wrecking, because the went back and forth too often without much new insights.The best acting in my eyes came from Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (sorry, I had to put this out there, but I am not joking - this is Alexander Siddig's full name ;-) This is the guy who not only did play a doctor here, but also in the Startrek series Deep Space 9, and he matured to convincingly display a faithful and ethical person who has poise.Vikander's acting was understandably two-faced, because she had to play a materialistic non-charming scientist who turns romance - and this on top of her fragile figure which additionally made it hard for her to really own this role. The reason why she in my opinion will be cast many more times is not only because she played in Tomb Raider and is pretty, but because she has a quite neutral face which allows for nearly any character to throw her way - young enough to be sensual but also has a focus which doesn't corner her in the realm of sensuality. However - somehow I was not fully sucked into her role to make me feel the love - it rather reminded me of some really beautiful women whom for some reason I had no magical connection with.As for the directing: The movie showed that Wim Wenders comes from the 70s area where movies were slow and his age may contribute for him to continue on that pace. This is ok in some of his movies and in this one it was half a blessing and half a curse. The negative side of it being that the story did not really unfold for me fully but went back and forth much too often without a reason for it - and I don't ask for clear endings as you might think, but for at least some contemplative message which I can take away and which will give the slow movie a deeper meaning, just as it was in George Clooneys Syriana (in which Alexander Siddig btw also played).It also dawned upon me that having just completed the (heart-wearming) documentary about pope Francis, the stereotyped display of Muslims as terrorists may come from a Christian and Anti-Islamic perspective. If I was a director I would have not put oil onto the xenophobic flames of of the contemporary fear of- and therewith hate for refugees. Nevertheless - this might be part of the original book and I appreciate that a potential dull story was spiced up with some spy stuff.All in all I enjoyed watching the movie while it lasted, but left the cinema a bit oblivious.

contact-562-20249 Want to say something positive. Hard to do. Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy are terrific actors but they have nothing to work with. The script is incoherent and what is the plot?? Is almost guaranteed cure for insomnia.

lavatch A beautiful love story. A provocative thriller. An educational lesson in science. A political message about terrorism. The poetry of John Donne. The startling imagery of lightness and darkness.The capsules above are what the filmmakers of "Submergence" wanted to blend as they combined a scientific exploration of the lower depths of the ocean with a political thriller that addressed the prevention of the war on terror, with two star-crossed lovers caught in the middle.In the DVD bonus track, the film artists identified the three main strands of their film as "science, belief, and love." From the stunning ocean cliffs of Normandy to the rugged, sandy beaches of Somalia, the film wanted to be adventuresome and daring. Unfortunately, it was a crashing bore!The principal relationship of Professor Danny Flinders (the bio-mathematician) and James More (the counter-terrorism operative) begins in dishonesty. James never reveals to Danny the truth about his dangerous profession or upcoming mission. Details like that do not seem to matter to director Wim Wenders, who has his eye on the grander and more abstract values of an art film exploring such themes as "the origin of life."The film was sluggish in the pacing and thin on action, especially the scenes in which More is held hostage and tortured by the jihadists. The pretentious nature of the film was apparent in such high-brow scientific terms as hadopalagic (deriving from the Greek term for the underworld, Hades) that were intended to hook audiences with an otherworldly experience at the bottom of the Atlantic. Unfortunately, "Submergence" was a journey into a never-ending heart of darkness that left the audience numb and depressed.

markbarner All the wonderful talented actors where mocked by the boringness of a thin story and weird long scenes that had no soul to them. I am so sorry this movie has failed. It has some of my favorite actors in it and it was just bad directing and a sad music score. The attempt to bind the story, characters and scenes together with water was awkwardly done and Far fetched. I am sure the script must have been good to lure these talented actors to participate. But movies like this can partially kill an actors career. I hope this is not the case. I felt it was utterly a waste of time with unrealistic conversations that felt misplaced. The movie only had a few good scenes. I am very disappointed and I didn't expect anything crazy anyways.