This review may contain spoilers.

Apparently Sean Connery's hairpiece for this film cost $20,000 and I tell you what, it was worth every penny because the guy looks bloody magnificent throughout. "The Hunt For the Red October" is a lean, well-acted, smartly crafted political thriller that has claustrophobic action and an unnervingly young-looking Alec Baldwin. It's consistent, it is enjoyable, but it was never surprising. The only slight moment of shock I felt throughout the film was when it turned out to be the cook all along! Seriously though, the cook? What was that about? Stupid. All the rest was solid though.