what a load of leftist hollywood bilge . this movie glorify mutiny a brave and noble if it be for pacifist principle . the fairytale end with the pacifist character and play by danzel washington and actually get promote for his treason . what be it with these hollywood tool . be this still payback for mccarthyism . if i sound cynical it because i be feed up with movie hawk a political agenda . the military brass in this movie be portray a and what else . gung ho war monger . sound familiar . ever see a movie where the cia or any government agency be not evil . think about it . yet again and crimson tide stress the point . the hackman character and u boat captain ramsey and come across like a raving lunatic and until the very end when and of course he come to his sens and do a complete 360 and renounces his blood lust and suggest a promotion for the treasonous ron hunter and and repents by retire from the service . a guy mutiny and take command of your boat and put the u. s at grave risk of receive a nuclear first strike and and you promote him . what hogwash .