Great sound effects, but that's about it.

Rating: 3/10 (22 April 2000)

Some might consider this review to have small spoilers. If you've seen any of the trailers for this film, then you probably already know about what I'm writing about. Otherwise, skip to the second paragraph.
The acting and dialogue were SO bad throughout most of this film. Bill Paxton is physically painful to watch. I got to where I would pull my hat down over my eyes every time he came on screen. In the scene where he ends up in the water it looks like he is standing on a platform. The waves rise and fall around him. On top of that he has to say the most ridiculous lines of the whole film.
Once the movie finally gets going, there is no real plot or suspense. There were several times that my friends and I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the stupid things characters were saying. Even my 19 year old brother, who really only needs a couple cool explosions to think a film is amazing, kept chuckling and groaning at the dialogue. Every WW II movie I've ever seen is better than this, and almost every "intense" submarine situation has been done before. Sure, the sound effects are great, and there are 3 cool visual effects shots, but that's it.