Hollywood all the way. And what was Jon Bon Jovi doing in this movie anyway?

Rating: 6/10 (10 June 2005)

Cool US marines try to capture that elusive Enigma machine that does the decoding of radio messages, while stupid Germans are tricked again and again and again. The only good thing Germans do is build u-boats, and it comes in handy when a few of the Us get stranded on a damaged enemy sub and need to get the captured machine back into Allied hands.
Well, I might exaggerate a little. This is clearly not such a puerile movie like the ones they did right after the war. I mean, there is a German prisoner that does all kind of bad things while trying to escape, thus giving credit to the Nazi navy, there are tough decisions that the skipper has to take, but overall the Americans are the good guys and the Germans are mindless killing drones.
While reading the other user comments I realized that the movie isn't even accurate, so the only good thing about it remains the acting (come on, it wasn't bad) and the production. An enigma (pun intended) for me is why did Bon Jovi accept to play in this movie. He has shown he has actor qualities, he is a known public figure, what the hell did he think when he accepted a part with a sentence or two and a stupid death right at the start?
Conclusion: you want to know how people felt inside u-boats, read books or at least watch documentaries. You want a quick cheap fun movie, watch this.