not historical but still fun

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2000)

Id like to start out by saying that this movie was a good movie when it comes to a heroic American action movie. But if you are looking for a accurate WWII movie or another Das Boot, look elsewhere. For starters the whole submarine duel, though entertaining, is almost completely impossible in the era not to mention the fact that a German resupply sub, known as a "milkcow," was unarmed and wasn't in the war until '43. I would think that the writers would take that into consideration considering that they tried so hard to get other aspects historically accurate. Another confusing fact is why would there be a German destroyer(ive seen people calling it a "Battleship") out in the atlantic(German surface navy stayed in port during most of the war) and why is it equiped with sonar. I did like the depth charge scenes, though they seemed right out of Das Boot. If you want to see an accurate WWII sub movie, rent Das Boot, But if you want to see an action movie with tons of special FX and loud sound, go see U571