Inaction movie...

The open torpedo scene was quite good, and the sequence in the ice crevace as the walls slowly close in on the rescue team is one of the tensest scenes I've ever watched. However, the film's pace is rather deliberate (how many times do we have to hear "8 feet, thick ice; 4 feet, thin ice; 3 feet, thin ice" before they finally locate an acceptable place to surface?), and after all that build up I would've preferred a lengthier battle between the russians and the marines. Still, the plot and the characters are interesting enough that it carried me through the less then thrilling portions.

By "inaction" I thought you meant how the camera and the actors seldom move. I've never seen a more static film EVER. And being overbudget is not an excuse for that.

Agreed. I remember looking at my watch, and after an hour they were still traveling to the arctic in the sub. We kept wondering if they would ever arrive so the action could begin.