Underwealming Adventure

Rating: 6/10 (24 April 2000)

U-571 is a well cast, live action videogame, more harrowing than entertaining. Like MEMPHIS BELLE, the movie it most resembles, U-571 has an attractive cast of fine young actors, exquisite cinematography, special effects and sound. Unfortunately, the film is overlong, dissipating some of its effect. Worse, it is cliche ridden, giving its talented cast the thinnest of veneers instead of well drawn characterizations. By the end I was just tired. Mediocre.