So good it was too good

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2000)

U-571, an incredible action flick from the creator of Breakdown, makes all of the right choices. I know that both the human story and historical accuracy seem to leave something to be desired, but neither of those factors seem relevant when the audience is bombarded by smashing submarine action. Each series of bombs and each tense moment is a nail-biter. The movie's biggest flaw is that U-571 can't find a way to top its previous actions sequences for a grand finale. This leads to a bit of dissatisfaction at the end, but the 90 minutes leading up to it is good as gold. B+/A-