Excellent suspense drama, but...

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2000)

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie - great action, suspense, effects (especially the sound). Overall the cast did a good job conveying their fear & frustration. So why the but...?
The film score was overpowering and intrusive at times - the drip, drip of water and creaking of rivets would have been far more atmospheric by themselves...
Much has already been made of the "Hollywood History" aspect of this movie. Suffice to say that it is NOT a documentary, however there were a few suspensions of belief necessary...
The ending was terribly lame, an a US Navy PBY in the Western Approaches in 1941, or any year?? I don't think so...
Overall though, well worth seeing, and on the big screen only