As far as pacing goes, the movie is a slow crawl. It's goal is propaganda and it works on that with a hammer instead of a precision tool. Patriotism and fervor are a constant refrain throughout the film, but the plot drags along at a snail's pace leaving me impatient.
The sound design was poor here. I'm unsure if this was an artifact of the archival process of a lack of budget during production. Sound effects didn't fit the context of the visuals more often than I would like.
I found it eery how similar the movie feels to the German feature Das Boot, also about a submarine's escapades during the World War.
