GREAT! Outstanding, makes me proud to be an American!

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2005)

What a GREAT movie! I can't believe I missed it the first time around. Matthew McConaughey is OUTSTANDING as Lt. Andy Tyler, (a fellow Texan, and darned good looking!). As usual, he gives a RICH performance, as do Harvey Keitel, who is, as always, ALWAYS, OUTSTANDING, David Keith, who gives a solid, FINE performance, and Jon Bon Jovi, who is just all-around, SUPER (he should be in more movies, he's adorable!). The subject is an important historical lesson from WWII, the German "Enigma" machine. It doesn't matter who "really" retrieved the Enigma, the important point here is that the strong allied forces of the USA, GB, and many other countries worked together to make the operation a success. The movie is not about whether or not the Enigma was retrieved, but the way the missions were carried out. The ending is beautiful, really pretty scenery, and awesome camera work. My father was in the US Navy during WWII, and this movie makes me proud of him, and what he did, all over again. I say, "10" stars for this movie. Worth seeing again and again. It won't disappoint the patriotic American. It didn't disappoint me. It never bogs down, and keeps the viewer on the edge of his seat. GREAT work, Jonathan Mostow and Dino De Laurentiis, I really loved it!