Review of The Final Countdown (1980) by Jay Scott for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) — 06 Dec 1997
As a documentary on the USS Nimitz, The Final Countdown is wonderful. As entertainment, however, it has the feeling of a telepic that strayed onto the big screen. The magnificent production values provided by setting the film on the world's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier can't transcend the predictable cleverness of a plot that will seem overly familiar to viewers raised on Twilight Zone reruns.
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This review of The Final Countdown (1980) was written by Jay Scott and published by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) on 06 December 1997.
The Final Countdown has generally received positive reviews.
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