trying to keep afloat... and they do

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2000)

Incredible, an original story for once. an unexperienced submarine crew is put in charge of the task of recovering a secret Nazi encoding machine. There is no other way to say it, this movie is enjoyable to watch, but the entire cast seems like they are very nervous. Every time you look at them they look as if they are afraid of doing something wrong. Especially Harvey Keitel, who looks as if he was kept in a box without food or water until they pushed him in front of the camera and forced at gunpoint to spit out a few lines. As me and my friends were watching this film, we were just waiting for Gene Hackman to pop out of one of the pipes and start barking orders at all of the crew. How they ever managed to stay underwater so long in such a tight confined space, and not have a heart attack is a mystery to all of us. My suggestion to the actors is to take some Prozac before you come on set. My suggestion to the audience is to watch this film and enjoy it for what it is, but also watch it a second time and crack jokes throughout the movie with your friends.