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Submergence

2017

Wim Wenders

James McAvoy, Alicia Vikander, Alexander Siddig, Celyn Jones ...

4.7

1,379

Drama. Romance In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, an Englishman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersive to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A mostly effective love story (...) Even seasoned filmgoers may have difficulty guessing whether this separation will end joyously or in tragedy. Either way, there will probably be tears."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"There are moments when the film has the ability to absorb us (...) The Wenders style (...) no longer connects to the rhythm of the era he’s working in"	NEU
United States	Jake Cole Slant	"Whatever political commentary Wim Wenders sought to make here is lost beneath confounding characterizations (...) [It] only succeeds at exposing the hollowness of the characters at the film's center."	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Choked by overwrought trappings and suffocated by an unforgiving narrative structure, Wim Wenders’ 'Submergence' is only bolstered by a pair of sterling performances"	NEU
United States	Kevin Jagernauth The Playlist	"The screenplay by Erin Dignam (...) is certainly ridiculous, except when it’s tedious (...) Everything is so underwritten..."	NEG
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"'Submergence' feels like a clumsy melange, a confused adaptation made by people who don’t seem quite sure what they have on their hands (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Wim Wenders’ latest is a handsome production which, although it is rich with symbolism, is ultimately not quite as satisfying as it should be."	NEU

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