Don't need friction, unless it's about something real. Don't need romance, unless it's affecting someone's performance. Don't need pink, unless it's plain from the start that this is a comedy. Don't need tonnage, unless the lack of it is causing friction (that's something real). Don't need a 'special' story. I loved Up Periscope, but the submarine was secondary; the story was about a frogman.
Just need a story about the ship, and her men.
The next submarine movie I see should tell the story of what they did, and why.
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