Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (25 November 2000)

Not only was the storyline completely fictional despite being inspired by the fascinating true story of the Allies' capture of the Enigma machine and its subsequent use at Blechley Park to play a critical role in defeating Hitler, not only were the real-life heros gratuitously changed from Brits to Americans, but it was silly fiction at that. A submarine, particularly a crippled one, has only one real advantage: stealth. What was it doing on the surface when it was spotted by the Nazi recon plane? Most of this phony drama centered around its subsequent escape from and destruction of the German destroyer. This would never have happened in real life because the sub would never have been spotted.