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The only Western film I know not showing "Russkies" as villains and/or bumbling idiots. It was rejected by the American public precisely because of that but also by survivors of the K-19 who were used to portrayal of Soviet military/navy in overtly heroic terms. Since Kathryn never mentions this movie in her interviews, it seems that she was bruised by this reception. That is what you get for being honest.
The flick by Kathryn Bigelow is painstakingly accurate to the minor details. Once looking at some submarine gauge, I registered--now I know what the factory my mother worked on was making--in silent feel of satisfaction. Uniforms are accurate; military ranks, decorations are accurate--Kathryn really did her homework. Both Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson are perfectly believable as the Russians of their generation.
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