It Sinks and Stinks.

Rating: 1/10 (4 June 2015)

U-571 (2000): Dir: Jonathan Mostow / Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Havey Keitel, Bill Paxton, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith: Based on a true story yet it has been made a zillion times because Hollywood believes that everyone should be subject to the same bs under as many different titles as possible. It regards the commandeering of a German submarine to gain access to its coding but the crew are trapped when their own ship is sunk. Deep in hostile waters they are not sure what action to take. My first suggestion would be to just leave the set. Mathew McConaughey plays a Navy Lieutenant who is denied the opportunity to command his own fleet. Harvey Keitel plays a chief who was active in the first World War and who trusts McConaughey's judgement. Directed by Jonathan Mostow who made the much more suspenseful Breakdown. McConaughey and Keitel are at the mercy of flat material, and Bill Paxton and Jon Bon Jovi yell over loud noise. This is an example of taking a cast of great potential and giving them absolutely nothing worth them showing up for. This film is about as suspenseful as a game of Battleship. We are suppose to be impressed with special effects that are nothing new and give off the same appeal as a rusted car. This farce ranks among the worst of war films resulting in the umpteenth stupid cliché filled disaster film that nobody asked for. Score: 1 / 10