Good and Loud!

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2000)

U-571 is exactly what has been missing from the screens for quite some time: a good old fashioned WWII action film on a submarine. Sure, Das Boot has the characters and the suspense. The Hunt for Red October has Sean Connery. And Crimson Tide had a Quentin Tarantino penned screenplay. But they don't have the sheer thrills that this film provides.
The cast was quite good, and it was nice to see Harvey Keitel play a good guy for once. Matthew M also gives a good bravado performance. I'd want to be a member of his crew.
One word of caution. Do not see this in a theater with the best sound system around. I went deaf for several minutes after this was over. While it's cool to have the floor shake during the explosions, I would have also wanted to hear the film. But having said that, I will gladly see this one again very soon. But I'm bringing earplugs!