CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley, during the siege of Charleston of 1864. It is a story of heroism in the face of adversity, the Hunley being the first submersible to sink an enemy boat in time of war. It also relates the human side of the story relating the uncommon and extaordinary temperament of the 9 men who led the Hunley into history and died valiantly accomplishing this feat.
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Plain bad movie. I am sorry. I am a huge Civil War buff and watch every single film dedicated to this exciting topic. And the idea of making a movie about The Hunley torpedo boat in besieged Charleston seemed to be very very cool. Well, not with this film director, not with Armand Assante or even usually great (but here painfully weak) Donald Sutherland, not with such a meager budget, not with such cheese dialog, not with utterly predictable plot or very cliché'd events. From the very beginning we know the end and music helps to see it better. Well, war is all hell, we know, but here war is a boring, teeth-pulling affair of unbearable slowness. The film flopped on all levels and I am sorry, even 90 minutes were too long and too much for such a weak script. The video effects were at least amateurish, and very naive at large. The team tried but the film failed. And the very final is, well, outright sentimental namby-pamby. Do not watch it, not much to lose here
Like "Gettysburg", "The Hunley" , is largely factual, shows incredible bravery, and has it's touching moments. The engineering feat alone is totally amazing for 1864. Even when the North gets word of the Hunley, their defense of nets and chains is overcome by a brilliant adjustment to the method of delivering the Hunley's torpedo. Much like Jeff Daniels wonderful performance in "Gettysburg", Armand Assante is terrific as the submarine project leader. Donald Sutherland is good, but more in the shadows, as General Beauregard. This movie is not easy to watch without generating emotions driven by the crew's bravery. Highly, highly recommended. - MERK
I am not a real history buff, but was very excited about this movie. It has a great line of performers, and the cinematography was wonderful. They always say that movies based on fact are the best...with this one they were definitely right! Enjoy.
The subject matter was a fascinating surprise, but a bigger surprise was how emotionally involved and moved I was watching this picture. It is an exciting, thrill a minute, rousing and deeply moving experience. The performances are exceptional and the story is a remarkable tale of courage and sacrifice. The action scenes (which are many) kept me on the edge of my seat, I don't think I've ever seen a production this spectacular on television before. This is a big screen epic for the small screen. Congratulations to TNT for bringing this less known but very important part of history to television