Hokum Fun. No more, no less.

Rating: 7/10 (15 February 2008)

U-571 was been depicted as a pro-American movie in which it wants to show that Americans are capable of doing everything, except finding a director who can find a history book and read it. In reality, America had nothing to do with finding the Enigma Coding Machine, but the British were the ones responsible for taking it away from the Germans.
Besides the fact that this is nothing but a B.S. movie, I'd found it to be quite enjoyable without losing interest. I thought of U-571 as just another made up thriller to keep audience riveted from the first second we see the Universal Logo up on screen to seeing Matthew McConaughey and other actors like Harvey Keitel and Bill Paxton in action. It's really "The Hunt for Red October" without the interest of knowing about submarines or history such as "Das Boot" but instead having a good time.
If you own this film on DVD, crank up the volume and enjoy.