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Sunday, November 4, 2012

U-571 (2000)




Director: Jonathan Mostow 

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton and Harvey Keitel

Plot Summary: A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.

This claustrophobic WWII sub thriller is amazing as an old-fashioned, high testosterone epic, where cast members "do the right thing" at the right moment. "U-571" is a spectacular movie about WWII submariners with a plan to board a German ship in order to seize and obtain a German decoder called the Enigma. As difficult as it might sound, this is actually the easiest thing that the Allies will do the entire movie. Their naval submarine gets blown up after they board the German ship, so they're left having to take the German ship and use it as their own. Lieutenant Andrew Tyler (Matthew McConaughey) is wanting very badly to become the captain of a naval submarine, but the one that is captain at the time (Bill Paxton) tells him that he doesn't think that he's ready to become a captain yet because he holds too much back and is too concerned with the life of a few men when the life of all his crew might be at stake. But there's not enough time to argue over whether he's fit enough to be a real captain or not because this is a major war that they're involved in.
I can't say enough good things about how great of a movie "U-571" is. It has some great acting, especially by Matthew McConaughey and Harvey Keitel. It also has some spectacular special effects with all the explosions and underwater war sequences. I've seen a lot of great suspense movies, and now I can add "U-571" to that list. I was on the edge of my seat when the real war began and I was so interested and captivated by the movie's suspense and its effects that I literally had to force myself to blink, and I'm not exaggerating at all in the least sense.

I recommend anybody who likes war, action, or suspense movies to get "U-571" before you get any other movie on the shelf. In my opinion, it puts other great submarine movies such as "The Hunt For Red October" and "Crimson Tide" to shame. If you just buy one movie this year, I would recommend buying "U-571." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. Still a favorite!
enemy sub.


Pranit: The tension in the movie only comes from the audience who wonder as to when this movie will come to an end. The direction is sub standard and Matthew McConaughey delivers one of his worst performances. Watch it at your own risk.



Aarnav’s Rating: 8.5/10
Pranit's Rating: 4/10

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