Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

jb317-328-308840 NO better lines were ever written for any WWII movie. Those lines are a truism for the world in which we live today. I wish that those lines were in print.

SimonJack "Crash Dive" is an entertaining war film with a nice cast. This may be one of the earliest war romances of two guys after the same girl. The story isn't very strong, and its propaganda aspect is quite obvious. The cast are all very good. I don't have squabbles with the fictitious aspects of movies like this that seem to bother some people. What makes this a very good film is the action and that it's filmed in color. It won the Oscar that year for special effects. It's interesting to me how real the special effects make the action seem. Films like this come across as much more realistic portrayals than so many movies of today that use Computer Generated Imagery. I wonder if any other viewers noticed one very curious aspect of this film – one that I didn't see any other reviewer comment on. It was completely devoid of sonar use. Most naval action movies of WW II used sonar. Submarines and surface ships had various types of listening devices. But in this film – set in 1943 – the absence of such technology is most interesting. Of course, it would have made it impossible for the Corsair to sneak into the German base on the tail of a freighter.

blanche-2 Fantastic special effects highlight this World War II submarine drama starring Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, and Anne Baxter - Power's last before going into the Marines.Power is charming as a man who captures the heart of Anne Baxter, who though he doesn't know it, just happens to be the girl of Dana Andrews, Power's new commanding officer.Out on the submarine, there's some exciting action as the sub searches for a secret base set up by the Nazis. One interesting subplot is the friendship of Oliver, a black soldier, with Mac, portrayed by James Gleason. Ben Carter, who played Oliver, does a great job, and his role as a concerned friend and brave soldier is not the usual stereotypical one blacks were often forced to play. The ending, of course, is pure propaganda as Power, supposedly talking to his uncle, talks about the fighting men, subs, PT boats, and the like all doing their job. I'm in no way trying to denigrate it - propaganda is a fascinating part of film history and at that time was deemed important to the war movement. It's all very interesting to view today. And Power is gorgeous.

ginger_sonny Three-way submarine drama following an ambitious navy officer (Tyrone Power) who falls for a schoolteacher (Anne Baxter) prior to leaving for a mission aboard a submarine bound for German targets. He is unaware that she is the sweetheart of Dewey Connors (Dana Andrews) who is about to become his commanding officer. Engaging wartime adventure blending romance and action, with Oscar-winning special effects. Summary: Simple premise Impressive special effects Decent acting An interesting study of propaganda in film