Below

*** - Written by Darren Aronofsky and directed by David “Pitch Black” Twohy, “Below” is the story of a haunted World War II submarine and the misadventures that her crew have while trying to return home from battle. It starts out a bit slowly, but the action and thriller elements eventually steamroll into a pretty enjoyable flick, although the conclusion leaves something to be desired. It wasn’t without its boring stretches, but it remained entertaining enough to be watchable. It was well shot by Twohy, but the look, feel and dialogue don’t really seem to fit all that well into the World War II era, so it was a bit anachronistic in that sense. A bonus in this film is that two main characters are guys who starred in “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” (and I don’t think those guys get enough work), and Les from “The Search for One-eye Jimmy” was also heavily featured.