Okay

Rating: Null/10 (29 April 2000)

Hollywood has the recipe for a sub movie; here it is. Get a clunky sub somewhere. You have to find yourself a shaky but nevertheless courageous captain when under fire. You need an old grouch to give the kids good advice and stories of old wars. Slap in the mandatory sub-chases-sub scene. The classic "don't make a noise" thing (usually someone sneezes or falls down, or whatever). Oh yeah, don't forget the sub that has to go REAL REAL down while everyone is hoping that it won't collapse under the pressure (it never does that anyway), complete with popping screws.
I'm cynical here, but believe it or not, this was entertaining! Once you get into it and forget all the Das Boots ever put on screen, it's pretty decent. The screenplay is kinda interesting, and the acting is good. Not great, not lame, an okay film. Good fun.