I. S. S. Has a very strong premise that should result in Crimson Tide in space but it goes for a very different and simpler set of thrills that prevent it from fully achieving its potential. Instead, it's a solid 90 minute thriller with enough tension to still be entertaining in spite of all that and a nothing ending.
Ariana DeBose does a good job in the lead role, elevating a fairly bland moral centre into someone who's easy to root for. Pilou Asbæk gets a welcome opportunity to show what he's really capable of with a role that goes far beyond his usual Hollywood offerings. His looks of anguish say everything and he sells the premise more than anyone.
Even with some shoddy effects, which is understandable considering the low budget, Gabriela Cowperthwaite's direction is still able to create some effective existential imagery with shots of an Earth ravaged by nuclear war. Anne Nikitin's score is suitably bleak as it really hones in on how dark the whole situation is as mankind destroys itself on the ground and above it.
Ariana DeBose does a good job in the lead role, elevating a fairly bland moral centre into someone who's easy to root for. Pilou Asbæk gets a welcome opportunity to show what he's really capable of with a role that goes far beyond his usual Hollywood offerings. His looks of anguish say everything and he sells the premise more than anyone.
Even with some shoddy effects, which is understandable considering the low budget, Gabriela Cowperthwaite's direction is still able to create some effective existential imagery with shots of an Earth ravaged by nuclear war. Anne Nikitin's score is suitably bleak as it really hones in on how dark the whole situation is as mankind destroys itself on the ground and above it.