The People's Review of U-571
Katie
score = 100
A great movie! Great actors, story and music. I think that the whole movie
was great! I like learning about WWII alot and think this movie was great
for anyone who likes to learn about WWII. A must see for every WWII fan!
Travis
score = 30
Great acting for the most part. Other than that, it was a waste of
film. Predictable, implausible with loads of empty, patriotic
sentimentality. It was also full of terrible dialogue and
cinematography discontinuities. Not to mention the attempt to steal
the credit for cracking the German Enigma codes from the Brits.
If you want to see a top-notch film about the true terror of WWII
submariners, see Das Boot. U-571 doesn't even hold a weak candle to
that masterpiece.
Jakob westberg
score = 100
U-571 is one of the best submarinefilms ive ever seen. The tempo, the
thrill and everything about the film is just extraordinary. A must for
every ww11 fan. Thanks
Tara Martinson
score = 100
I really liked this movie, it was definitely cool because it didn't have a
lot of cuss words in it and it didn't have any sexual content either.
Matthew McConaughey did a great job as Lt. Andrew Tyler, in my opionion,
it would have been different with out him in it. It had so much suspense
and it kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing. You
never know what's going to happen next and that's really cool. The special
effects were great and very realistic. It is so great and you Have to see
it!
John Durney
score = 100
I Think U571 is a good ww2 movie that is like indiana jones in
a submarine.It has excellent efics and the graphics are cool.The shootout
on the sub was awesome,Itwas non stop action.Thedepth charges were very
real.I liked the camera on the wing of the plane,the torpedo duel in the
beging was edge of your seat.The hole setting was perfict for a excellent
action thriller.The destroyer sceen was very exciting ,the plane was cool
getting so low to the sub.Also one neat thing it showed was when the
destroyer shoot the sub with all those machine guns.IT was also accurate
from aperson i know who was on a submarine.I recondmend it to someone who
wants to see a good action movie.
brenda
score = 80
I thought it was an excellent movie, very compelling. I was on the edge of
my seat. Expected to have more twists, but it was suspenseful as it
was.
REV-Sean
score = 50
This movie had some strong and weak points. The strong are the decent
cast,good story and nice visuals. Everything else is the weak. Definate
Matinee
Pat Dillon
score = 100
I was afforded the opportunity to see movie at the premire showing on the
17th of April at the Westwood Mann Theater. I am a member of the
U.S. Submarine Force and was extermly proud to see a movie that very
closely represented the courage, dedication and commitment of the
Submarine Force during that time which is still evident in the force
today. I am a Cold War/Dessert Storm/Peace time veteran and in this
movie I saw the things that motivated me to serve my country, HONOR,
COUARGE AND COMMITMENT, the Navy Core Values. This movie is not only
a proud reminder of the sacrifice we as the military have made for our
country but the sad reminder that we sacrifice for our country at a lost
of family, friends, shipmates and love ones to preserve our way of life.
Thank you to the Producers, Actors and Crew for an exceptional movie.
andy
score = 90
i thought it was relly action packed. it left me on the edge of my seat.
it was definetly worth seeing.
Mark
score = 10
This movie was truly awful. Anyone who has seen "Run Silent, Run
Deep" would realize that "U-571" stole key dramatic
elements from that far superior film starring Clark Gable and Burt
Lancaster. Borrowing from "Star Trek" didn't help either--Kirk
to Scott,"We need more power Scotty." Says Scott, "But it's
not possible sir." Kirk replies, "I don't care if it's not
possible. Do it anyway." Duh. The director couldn't lick Robert
Wise's shoes even with a big budget which still didn't help get this film
beyond the cheesy look that permeated it.
Wendy
score = 90
I loved this movie! Great performances all around. I
especially was interested in how under such stressful conditions men can
perform with dignity, honor and and courage. Special effects were
excellent too. My family is in the military and in law enforcement -
it's not an easy job folks. I'm grateful everday that they are there
for us.
Connie Leboffe
score = 100
U-571 is an excellent movie.I LOVED it.Matthew McConaughey is a great
actor.So was almost everyone else in the movie.It has a lot of action and
suspense.It's the kind of movie I will watch again and again.When it comes
out on video I'm buying it!!! Heroes are ordinary men who do extraordinary
things in extraordinary times.On this day in the height of the war-Men
lost.Battles won.We remember the U-boat war.(From U-571.April,2000.)
Cory
score = 90
I thought it was a great movie with a good plot. Although the ending was
quite sudden, I felt that the rest of the movie made up fo it. It's
realism was very persuading and well detailed
Heidi
score = 40
If you want to see a really good movie, go watch "Das Boot". If
you just want to see a nice little predictable action movie without many
surprises, go see U-571. It is not too difficult to watch, not too
exhausting or intense. If you still can't follow the plot, don't worry,
they will explain it to you. The characters are, without exception, flat
and boring. And the music, especially towards the end, and the end itself,
are just plain bad. Why exactly did I go and watch this movie? Oh, I
remember, I really thought they had a promising script there. Well, didn't
quite work out guys.
loneo@aol
score = 90
I thought this was a very good movie. as we get older we seem to forget
the thousands of young men who sacrificed their lives so that we can do
the fun things like going to see movies and walking on the beach with our
sons and daughters. imagine being a 18 yr old boy drowning in the sea and
realizing you will never see your mom and dad or brothers and sisters
never mind your girlfriend! that would be too much to bear . morals are so
different today.on memorial day i really do cry when i think of what was
given up for us......john
Frank Ramos
score = 80
This is the kind of film where you have to ignore some of the mistakes
made. Mistakes such as the U-Boat being able to dive down to 200
meters under the sea in its poor damaged condition for example.
Pipes were rusty and leaking, that boat would have never made it for real
as far as it did in the movie. The main thing about this film is that it
does keep the viewer in suspense(depends how deeply you are involved in
the movie), but that's all it was good for. If you want to learn
history lessons out of this movie, don't. If you look at other reviews and
if you saw the movie, you'd know that this film was not very accurate.
Some things really did happen though, like the mission itself. That
was true, but the way the film told it was a bit exagerated. Just to
make some movie magic, that's all.
amber barnes
score = 100
I thought it was a well done movie and the ratings were unfair in this
review. It is an excellant well done WWII movie, the actors were
awesome and the film was the best.
JOE MENGELE
score = None
FRANK RAMOS ...the mission as you call it ..did NOT happen ..did you not
read the historical notes at the end of the film ..referring to the key
British role in Enigma. U-571 is complete CRAP..incoherent ...innacurate
IN THE EXTREME ..and just DUMB...yes...see DAS BOOT or the ENEMY BELOW
..and please enough of the chill out history buffs reviews ..you lot make
me seasick...
Cave-GI
score = 100
The best movie i have seen Matthew McConaughy in, he is not only good
looking but a great actor, the movie was superbly made and had great sound
effects and graphics.
SWdesignart
score = 80
Critic’s Corner: U-571 really rocks the boat. It is one of the best
Navy/WWII films. U-571 employs suspense, action and honor in the form of a
secret mission to help the Allied Forces. The movie was a good showing, it
had plenty of action and thrills as well as historical background of the
time. The story is well conceived and it was a good film to watch.
Although the plot of the movie was a little strange, the effect of the
movie on the public is good. The movie provided some reference and
dedication to those involved in WWII. A lot of people will now get a feel
of how submarine warfare was substantial in the Atlantic campaign of WWII.
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From the creators of the hit thriller Breakdown comes Universal Pictures' U-571, a white-knuckle World War II suspense drama about an
American submarine crew's battle against time-and their own fears-while carrying out a daring mission to capture a top-secret encrypting device from a Nazi
U-boat. The stellar cast for U-571 includes; Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon Jovi. A Dino and Martha De Laurentiis production, the film was co-written and directed by Jonathan Mostow
-- 2000 © Universal Pictures
