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Basically, itsCrimson TidemeetsLone SurvivormeetsUnder Siegemeets a Russian variation onOlympus Has Fallen, with a bit ofGeostormthrown in.

At least three of those movies are pretty good, so the overall math works in the films favor.
But to get to get to the base, theArkansashas to navigate the mine-strewn waters of the Murmansk Fjord.
Which, to be fair, it is.
But everybody seems to understand that they have to work together so we dont all die.
It plays like a nostalgic fairy tale.
And its a fairly exciting one, despite being largely predictable and occasionally ridiculous.
Its a clever way to provide dramatic and geopolitical context while remaining focused on the action.
So what if this movie andJohnny English Strikes Againbasically share the same ending?