Predictable? Let's talk...

Rating: 8/10 (22 April 2000)

Okay. Many people who've seen U-571 have also seen Das Boot. Many of these people are also complaining that U-571 was predictable. So I pose this question: Was Das Boot predictable? Any viewer would expect the noble crew to return home to Germany safely and without loss of their ship. Right? But it didn't happen that way, did it? In comparing these two films, is it fair to argue that U-571 was really predictable during the initial viewing? I, for one, (also comparing it to Das Boot) was more or less awaiting the inevitable failure of the crew as much as their success. How can anyone really predict a movie outright?