“Jude Law is like some other actor’s stand-in but that person never turned up,” is a phrase I recently heard when I bumped into a friend on the street; conversation as usual descending into the film fare that wraps up my cosy little life. For a while, I probably would have agreed with that statement as the actor descended into shitty remakes, shitty rom-coms and shitty everything. It wasn’t until recently that the true weight of his talent really hit me, thankfully. It was possibly because of his evocative and grandiose voice talents in Rise of the Guardians and his stirring performance in Anna Karenina.
Now he has returned, all sea fresh with an ad-hock Scottish accent (that’ll take a few trailer watches to get used to, something to do before watching the film). Directed by The Last King of Scotland’s Kevin McDonald, Black Sea sees Law as a seafaring captain whose entirely team lose their jobs. When a mysterious gig comes into his hands, he reassembles a crack team of submarinests (submariners? Oh, submariners). However, the pressures of not having a steady job and the booty on show (gold, not what Drake’s after) turn the submerged work into a deadly game.
Kevin McDonald is an effective director when it comes to thrillers and bringing claustrophobia to the screen. And Law looks intriguing with this British/European cast. It could be bog standard but it’s nice to have a submarine movie that isn’t based on the war. There’s also Michael Smiley who is always a pleasure to see.
Black Sea is out on December 5th
Now he has returned, all sea fresh with an ad-hock Scottish accent (that’ll take a few trailer watches to get used to, something to do before watching the film). Directed by The Last King of Scotland’s Kevin McDonald, Black Sea sees Law as a seafaring captain whose entirely team lose their jobs. When a mysterious gig comes into his hands, he reassembles a crack team of submarinests (submariners? Oh, submariners). However, the pressures of not having a steady job and the booty on show (gold, not what Drake’s after) turn the submerged work into a deadly game.
Kevin McDonald is an effective director when it comes to thrillers and bringing claustrophobia to the screen. And Law looks intriguing with this British/European cast. It could be bog standard but it’s nice to have a submarine movie that isn’t based on the war. There’s also Michael Smiley who is always a pleasure to see.
Black Sea is out on December 5th
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