Good Traditional WWII Sub Flick

Rating: Null/10 (7 May 2000)

As World War II becomes a distant memory, filmakers using this historical subject matter will use movies as the basis for making new films. Case in point, this movie took me back to one of those standard Hollywood films produced during the 1940's and 1950's with all of the cliches that made it just too predictable. However, having said all that I did find the movie to be enormously entertaining where the US Navy special commandos are successful in stealing the Nazi code machine and sinking a destroyer in the process. Watch for Matthew McConaughey as Lt.Tyler on his first command along with Harvey Keitel as his veteran chief petty officer for solid performances. The films depiction of being depth charged might even be on the same level as "Das Boot". But that is where the comparison ends..In summary, the film is an action-packed piece of WWII wartime drama that holds you in your seat for every torpedo and depth charge. Not as bad as some of the previous comments have suggested.