Horribly Inaccurate.

Rating: 4/10 (16 December 2000)

*Warning: Spoilers*
I was the only person in the cinema for U-571. I don't know why I saw it, but bad reviews and an empty cinema secured this movie as bad.
While on a 48-hour leave from duty, Lieutenant Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey), along with his crew, are stripped of their leave and given a new objective to follow. Their mission: to impersonate German soldiers, sneak their way onto the German u-boat U-571, and capture the Enigma, the decoder for the secret code tha is used by the Germans to search and sink opponent submarines. Their mission is a success, only until their own sub is destroyed and the US crew is trapped in a German sub in hostile waters. Now it is up to Tyler and his crew to make sure that the Enigma reaches the hands of the American authorities without allowing the Germans to realize that is has been stolen; otherwise, the mission is a failure.
A question: what the hell was the point? The basic plot was that the dumb ass American's who expect to win a war by using a German U-boat. This tells you how clever the writing is, and how clever the entire film is going to be. There are two good performances from Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi were are strong and believeable, but the rest of actors let them down with embarrassing, clumsy performances. The direction and design are both stupid, you can actually see the end of the tanks, which is a big no-no.
Disappointing, silly and corny - U-571 earns 3 points for good sound and impressive effects. McCoughaney better watch his back...
I rate U-571 4 out of 10.