It’s been said that if you screw up once, it’s a mistake, but if you do it three times it’s a style.
Don’t get me wrong, Submarine is a good film with a strong voice, but that’s not to say it’s not without pros and cons. With a unique tone, interesting characters, and distinctive editing, director Richard Ayoade obviously had a strong vision for this film from the beginning. The only problem was with the main character, Oliver Tate, who was written as such an offbeat character that there were times at which he was hard to relate to.
Submarine is a film full of feature film newcomers. Ayoade makes his narrative feature debut as writer/director, a departure from his career as a TV actor and director. Both of the young actors, as well, come fresh to the big screen. Craig Roberts, playing Oliver Tate, takes on his first feature lead in this film (he has since starred in Jane Eyre), and Yasmin Paige, coming only from small parts in obscure films, gives a surprisingly beautiful performance as his love interest, Jordana Bevan.
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