The Soviets have just launched a prototype submarine that has a kewl propulsion system that makes the sub virtually indetectible. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) of the Central Intelligence Agency has learned of it and knows the captain of it quite well. We are told that he is a madman but Ryan thinks that Captain Ramius (Sean Connery) is attempting to defect which the military find hard to believe since the bulk of the fleet are chasing him down and what is to come of the Red October. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER sorts this all out neatly and the climax I think is most satisfying. Baldwin is straight as an arrow with nothing to sink your teeth into, a poor leading character to have. [4.2 stars]
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