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by AliventiAsylum  in Movies,  - Top 50, Aug 15 '01
Pros: great bit of acting by Matthew McConaughey, fairly accurate reproduction of submarine
Cons: don't be thinking this is history you're seeing folks!
Let's get this part of the review out of the way: do not for a moment think that this movie is in any way a depiction of actual events during World War II. Movie plot In the movie the allies are taking a big hit on their shipping lines ...
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by three_ster in Movies, - Top 10, Jun 26 '00
Pros: plot, storyline
Cons: acting, score
U-571 take place during WWII, and is based upon a true story. It is one of those movies that comes along, which much be seen in the theaters in order for you to experience the full effect of it. WWII was a great source for material in regards to ...
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by George_Chabot in Movies, - Top 50, Aug 22 '01
Pros: McConaughey, Paxton, Supporting Cast, Photography, Sound, Story
Cons: Critics were too hard on this one, in my opinion.
While a lot of critics panned this film, including Roger Ebert, I think it deserves a look, not only because of the great performances and gripping action, but also because U-571 deals with an issue that a lot of us face sometime in our lives:...
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by pmills1210 in Movies, - Top 500, May 25 '00
Pros: Good action sequences
Cons: Actors not properly utilized
The movie "U-571" is based on an actual incident that took place in World War II. In the movie, Americans learn about U-571, which has been disabled in a battle at sea, and quickly send a ship out to get an encryption device on the sub called...
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by Grouch - Top 200, Apr 15 '01
Pros: McConaughey gives a solid performance in the midst of explosive action
Cons: Most of the characters are underdeveloped, as is some of the plot logic
U-571 is the second-best submarine movie I’ve ever seen.
The best sub flick is, was, and shall forever be, world unto end, amen, Das Boot.
Wolfgang Petersen’s landmark 1981 film set the benchmark for underwater...
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by phungus in Movies, - Top 100, Apr 22 '00
Pros: Great cast, great sound and effects
Cons: Some side stories never go anywhere
U-571 is one of the best submarine movies that I've seen, and I've seen them all! It is about a group of Americans who pose as Germans to aid a partially disabled German ship which contains a device which will allow them to decode German messages....
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by sweetcece - Top 100, Jun 07 '01
Pros: The suspense and action of this movie made me crazy!
Cons: Characters are not very memorable nor very well developed.
After hearing so many conflicting reviews about Pearl Harbor, I started debating whether or not I wanted to spend that much time in the theater on a movie that may not appeal to me because of the violence or the length. So, instead of taking in a...
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by trphilip - Top 1000, Dec 05 '00
Pros: Great Submarine Battle Scenes That Look Very Realistic
Cons: Not Entirely Historically Accurate
Spring 1942
Hitler’s U-boats wreak havoc in the North Atlantic sinking over 1000 Allied ships & threatening to destroy the supply line from America to England. Unable to crack the new U-boat radio codes, the Allies struggle blindly...
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by AytchMan , Aug 21 '00
Pros: More Action Than You Deserve
Cons: Less Of Everything Else
But is this enough? In this particular case, it is. U-571 is a thrill-a-minute pulse-pounder and, despite a three-star rating, it's worth seeing. But Wolfgang Petersen's reputation is safe. Das Boot it ain't.
Tripping The...
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by JonTurner , Nov 19 '00
Pros: Pure entertainment value found in exciting story / A few plot surprises
Cons: Sub par characterization and script
Make no mistake about it, U-571 was designed to be a Hollywood blockbuster, not an intelligent, thought-provoking film, and certainly not a historically accurate homage. Any possible notion that the film could be more than this is immediately...
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by mangiotto , Oct 03 '00
Pros: a nifty action sequence or two
Cons: a travesty of logic, of history, and of honor
I didn't see this film in the theaters because I was extremely irritated that the plot seemed to be about American submariners capturing an enigma machine - the Rosetta Stone for the German military's "unbreakable" code during World War II....
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by BigJack , Apr 24 '00
Pros: Standard action eye-candy is entertaining
Cons: Standard action eye-candy is the whole movie
If you've seen Das Boot, and loved it - you're going to be disappointed. If you've seen Das Boot and found it lacking in action and didn't like the subtitles, then you're the person Hollywood made this movie for.
A few words about Das Boot -...
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by anderclayton , Oct 14 '00
Pros: Costumes, dialogue, action, it generally felt pretty 'real', some standout performances by certain actors
Cons: A bit too cliched in parts, Matthew McConaughy didn't quite fit the bill in his part
If you are looking for a super-tense World War II submarine flick with nice special effects and great realism, look no further!
I saw this movie a while back in the theaters but I just saw it again (in the theater--I help run the second run...
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by nobody_knows , Nov 18 '00
Pros: You'll sweat off 5 pounds from sheer anxiety
Cons: You may need a shower after spending time on that "tin can" of a boat
Okay I should have known from the cover of the DVD that U-571 was probably going to be about boats and explosions and such, but way down deep in my heart I was hoping for a cosmetics infomercial or something like that.
The cast was all...
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by vandyke , Apr 22 '00
Pros: Tense, Realistic. Visually grand. Wonderful, explosive sound.
Cons: No character depth. Some blood. (It's a 'guy movie' but my wife enjoyed it too!)
This testosterone laden, fully grown, taut World War II suspense drama has more claustrophobic tension per second than most war movies have almost in their entirety. In the great tradition of submarine classics such as 'Up Periscope', 'Run Silent,...
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