Gee, those plucky ol' Americans

Rating: Null/10 (3 June 1999)

What a nice idea for a film. In 1941, HMS Bulldog (from the British Navy) salvaged a German Enigma machine from a stranded German U-boat, and consequently altered the course of the war, thanks to the decoding activities from Station X based in the heart of the English countryside.
Needless to say, historical fact is being ignored somewhat for US heroism. Nothing wrong with that of course if it makes an entertaining film, but if it is successful a hell of a lot of people are going to take it at face value - which would be a big mistake. (America weren't even involved in the war in 1941) Watch the excellent Channel 4 documentary "Station X" instead, or wait for the film of Robert Harris' novel "Enigma".