Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants Jul 6, 2021

The Command is a dark movie, despairing, but righteously so. You feel its frustration

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Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site Aug 6, 2020

The Command is a taut, tension-filled movie, with all actors giving committed performances.

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Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jul 25, 2020 6/10

A conventional survival drama. [Full review in Spanish]

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James Croot The Post NZ Dec 2, 2019

A solid, serviceable action-drama, even if it plays somewhat fast and loose with the truth.

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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 1, 2019

I was much less compelled by this film. I really was.

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Leonardo Garcia Tsao La Jornada Sep 23, 2019

Having told the truth would have given greater relevance to what is simply an elusive entertainment product. [Full review in Spanish]

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Fernanda Solórzano Letras Libres Sep 23, 2019

These recreations often times serve to shed light on ways to react and to proceed in the face of a catastrophe. And in this respect, The Command falls short. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Lucero Calderón Excelsior (MX) Sep 19, 2019

It resulted in a warm film proposal that could have been more dramatic and visually striking. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Luis Fernando Galván En Filme Sep 16, 2019 3.5/5

The tragedy of what took place underwater is what resonates here, as well as the repugnant behavior of those who refused to help. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Jul 18, 2019 3/5

It's all perfectly watchable but hampered by cliche and a feeling of a filmmaking team treading so carefully they struggle to leave a mark.

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Matthew Bond The Mail on Sunday (UK) Jul 15, 2019 3/5

As for Firth, he's perfectly good but, through no fault of his own, comes close to unbalancing the story. Sometimes a lesser star is more.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jul 15, 2019 3/5

Sharply well-made, the film has several riveting set-pieces that liven up a lacklustre narrative and the somewhat distracting Euro-pudding production.

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Sarah Cartland Caution Spoilers Jul 14, 2019 3.5/5

This is a survival tale where we already know they don't survive; it's thoughtful, grim, and, considering we know the outcome, impressively tense.

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Ed Potton The Times (UK) Jul 13, 2019 4/5

[T]his is a punchy and poignant piece of film-making from Vinterberg.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Jul 12, 2019 3/5

As a film, Kursk could have wound up much worse, though it has uneven visual effects and goes in for some frankly puzzling decisions, such as a bizarre switch-up in aspect ratios when the sub gets underway.

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Brian Viner Daily Mail (UK) Jul 12, 2019 3/5

A little ploddingly at times, this film tells a terrible true story, that of the Russian submarine Kursk which, nearly 20 years ago, sank in the Barents Sea, killing 118 men.

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Anton Bitel Little White Lies Jul 10, 2019 3/5

Thomas Vinterberg reconstructs the K-141 Kursk submarine disaster but throws in a few too many gimmicks.

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Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Jul 9, 2019

Part disaster movie, part political thriller.

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Philip De Semlyen Time Out Jul 5, 2019 2/5

Thomas Vinterberg, usually so good at stripping his characters down to their barest states, doesn't feel like a good fit for the material.

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Bree Duwyn Film Inquiry Jul 3, 2019

Kursk brings attention to a tragedy that gained minimal coverage in a powerful burst of courage. A film with gripping scenes of camaraderie and vital attention to the truth grants the audience a moment to reflect.

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