USA Today
"...[A] propulsively pulse-pounding undersea thriller....[A] supersonic race against the clock..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars 05/12/1995 p.1DEntertainment Weekly
Ranked #8 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Best Movies of 1995" -- "...Riveting....The two actors keep working to top each other's fury..." 12/29/1995 p.115 Variety
"...Skillfully crafted to maximize visual excitement and dramatic fireworks....An exciting, efficient, straight-ahead thriller..." 05/08/1995 Los Angeles Times
"...A cracking good piece of popular entertainment....Capped by taut performances by stars Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman and a brisk job of direction by Tony Scott..." 05/12/1995 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...It's clever....It's also daring....This is the rare kind of war movie that not only thrills people while they're watching it, but invites them to leave the theater actually discussing the issues..." 05/12/1995 p.35 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his tense, well-handled pot-boiler brings out the very best in its two leads." 07/01/2006 p.101 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "CRIMSON TIDE is a brooding and claustrophobic thriller..." 05/01/2008 p.75 | 
