Great submarine movie!

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2001)

Being a fan of submarine movies I've seen the two biggest classic flicks in the genre which are of course The Hunt For Red October and Das Boot. A couple of years ago I've also watched Crimson Tide which left me with a rather sour impression of Hollywood sub movies of the nineties. Well, I didn't have my hopes up too high for this one which probably explains why I enjoyed it so much.
U-571 IMO doesn't copy Das Boot or Red October but tells it's own story (very well done by the way) with a few of nowadays flavors added. The movie scores very high on the special effects and sound department but also the reconstructed subs and locations used in the beginning of the movie were excellent chosen. The cast and acting were very good as well for a movie like this (Bill Paxton most worth noting). Now were there any historical flaws in the movie? I didn't note any of them and I have seen my fair share of WWII movies.
All things together this is a very well done and thrilling submarine action movie if you ask me. I never watched it on the big screen but bought the DVD when it came out here in Europe a few months ago. Today I watched the movie for the second time and I even enjoyed it more than the first time. Rating: 9/10.