Great action!

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2001)

Great entertainment. Fantastic acting and action. Superb special effects. Matthew McConaughey gives the best performance of his career.
It takes place in the Atlantic in WW2. A German U-boat is attacked by an allied battleship and almost completely disabled. It doesn't have enough power to return home so it becomes a sitting duck. The sub, however, is carrying an enigma machine, a priceless piece of communication equipment that encrypts/decrypts German messages. In the hands of the Allies, it could be the difference between losing and winning the war.
An American sub is immediately sent out to retrieve the enigma from the German sub. But the Germans are aware of it too and are trying to reach it from the opposite direction before the enemy can get their hands on it. What follows is a non-stop thrill ride.