A couple of interesting scenes, but more cliche than satisfying

Rating: 5/10 (22 April 2000)

I don't understand why this movie has been rated so highly. Sure, it looks authentic, and there are a couple interesting scenes during and right after the capture of U-571, but the rest of the movie is very cliche and riddled with sub-standard holywood acting. The historical inaccuracy didn't bother me at all, but the movie comes across as a cross between a poor-man's Das Boot (now *that* is one hell of a sub movie) and your typical action/war flick making a display of against-all-odds American heroism. It's not horrid by any means but there are better ways to waste away two hours.