Sad but true

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2002)

I'll not comment on the basic plot since that's already been well covered by other commenters. This is a well-executed film based on a true story. The acting is excellent and overall the set design is OK. I say OK only because the film doesn't convey the actual living conditions aboard a submarine of that era. The space depicted in the film is far too wide to be an actual submarine. There was also none of the condensation that was so prevalent on submarines of the time. Other than that, it was a great story and was more or less true to fact, according to what I have read. They didn't try to pull any punches and the story is brutally honest. The acting is pretty darn good by nearly everyone. You expect that from the stars, Liam Neeson and Harrison Ford, but everyone else (many of whom I'd never heard of before) also does a great job. This film is definitely worth a look!