Now this is a comedy!
A wacky commander is given captain of a diesel sub and a mission: blow up a ship (dummy). He's given a crew of even more wacky characters and together they must survive against the best the American navy has.
Kelsey Grammer is in fine form here, being equal parts sincere and getting right into the spirit of the absurdity this movie represents. The crew are, as noted, a series of wacky character types, and I don't know how many of them are written or just them improving their own bits. Unfortunately, this movie does feature Rob Schneider, but he is made a fool of repeatedly, so he is barely tolerable. Lauren Holly has an unenviable job of being a woman on a submarine full of men, and while the movie doesn't pass up the chance to show off that she is indeed a woman, the movie does otherwise treat her character respectably (although the low key romance plot with Kelsey Grammer's character does raise very awkward questions about power in relationships...).
Frankly, this movie never fails to get a smile out of me, and it's great to throw on to have a good time!
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