An action packed, suspense filled war thriller.

Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2002)

This one is a better movie than some of those other World War II movies out there. PEARL HARBOR was good, except that it was basically a re-doing of TITANIC. U-571 is much better. It follows a submarine crew as they try to fool a German U-boat into believing that they are friend, not foe, and to get aboard and steal a secreat weapon that the Germans have control of. Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton lead the cast as the officers aboard the American sub. *SPOILERS* There are no women in this movie except for in the beginning sequence. Which is a good thing. If there was, you wonder how their part would have fit in with the rest of the cast. This movie is intense and gripping. It really makes gives off good suspense. The only thing that I found bad was that Bill Paxton's character is killed off within the first half of the movie and he is listed as the film's second leading star! He hardly has a part in the movie! Other than that, I really can't find much to complain about. Just sit back and relax (try to atleast) and get ready for some intense stuff....5/5.