Operation Seawolf

Possibly the worst ww2 movie ever made. From start to finish the script, acting and visuals are terrible. Oddly many of the 'action' scenes looked so fake they were actually laughable. In particular many of the camera angles are annoying and distracting. Additionally the movie feels so cumbersome that you forget the original premise of why this submarine is sent out in the first place. Being a fan of ww2 movies this one left so much to be desired, a complete shame as it could have been better, or at minimum, more interesting. I ended the movie feeling bad for Dolph Lundgren, but I guess good work isn't easy to find!

This movie has many shortcomings and a few saving graces.

The cast billing has frank grilli and dolph lundgren as supporting actors to Hiriam Murray but it is very clear Dolph is the leading actor in this movie.

The story lacks cohesiveness and plods along at a snails pace They chose to do English speaking with a German accent

Vfx are not the best but I can see past that if the story is good. Take USS Indianapolis for example. Terrible shark footage but a great story that I can forgive. This doesn't have that

A subplot of a minor mutiny seems to have been thrown in to give this movie some wheels to see it through to the climax but is just distracting

The only real saving grace is Dolph Lundgren plays an Eastern European with aplomb as usual. Just a shame he doesn't get to knock anyone out this time

Worth a watch just the once.

The basic plot idea does make sense and was considered in reality - so that was a very good starting point. Effects are mediocre at best for 2022, but are good enough to tell the story, and same goes for the props. The only missing thing left for a good movie was a script and some guys to check it for factual errors - and the one script they decided to realise is a desaster. Way too many banal, horrible timed speeches, no real dialog, no story progression.

Sad thing is, if they had developed a simple storyline, told through dialog and the limited amount of props and effects, this could have been a decent war movie.

This movie is beyond bad. Do not even waste your time watching the trailer.

I can't believe Frank Grillo agreed to make this movie. Its either he was desperate for money, or he owed someone a big favour.

Everytihng about this movie is sub-par. It's not even a C-Grade movie. Acting is woeful, sets are mediocre, and I've seen better graphics from a computer game. And the post-production editing, simply atrocious. The movie didn't have any atmosphere. Lacks any background ambience. Clearly indicating this was all filmed in a studio.

But I got to hand it to the produces, in getting this green-lit for approval. Otherwise, whom in their right mind would have funded this.

VERDICT: Avoid at all costs.

This movie had so much potential to be good. God knows they tried with what cash they had to work with. As with most direct to streaming films, this one wastes Dolph's talents, of what he has left. The CGI is marginal and sadly, they really needed a WW2 technical advisor for German uniforms and U boats. They took an actual event then made the rest up. I like WW2 films, even fictional ones if the storyline is decent and the action is beleviable. That means Germans speak German, uniforms are authentic and ranks correct, and vehicles are period correct. This film blows all of this. Pass this one up.