A ship's cook, a former SEAL, single-handedly battles terrorists to prevent a nuclear catastrophe.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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