The villain Bane is dull and his prominence withers after his first few scenes. (rottentomatoes.com)
Cameron's underrated underwater adventure flick eventually bogs down into a hokey E.T. love fest, but those first few scenes of the American nuclear sub running afoul of an unknown quarry and capsizing alongside an abyssal wall are stunningly well - crafted cinema. (austinchronicle.com)
The first few scene kind of confirmed my fears. (oracleoffilm.com)