| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | U-571 (2000) |
| Director | Jonathan Mostow |
| Writer | Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery, David Ayer |
| Lead Actor | Matthew McConaughey |
| Cast | Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel |
| Genre | Action, War |
| Release Date | April 21, 2000 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 56m(116 min) |
| Budget | $62 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 6.6/10 |
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U-571 is a nonstop World War II submarine action movie that earns its sweaty, claustrophobic place in the long tradition (Destination Tokyo, Run Silent, Run Deep). But it is several fathoms shallower than the current standard, Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot (1981).
Marine led Americans are trying to invade a crippled German U-boat in the North Atlantic and steal its Enigma secret communication codes without Berlin finding out (a trick the film tells us was actually pulled off). But in this fictionalized version, at the moment of success, the Yanks’ own ship is torpedoed out from under them. Survivors scramble back aboard the Nazi U-boat.
The obvious situation being stuck as a probable target on an enemy sub never develops. But there’s seldom a moment to breathe as the brave remnant, led by Matthew McConaughey and Harvey Keitel, battle pesky Germans sent to blow them up, especially a diabolical destroyer that won’t stop sending out depth charges.
In the climactic sequence, the leaky sub dives deeper than it’s built to go, and the crew endures during a brilliantly edited mix of terrified silent faces, dripping pipes, apocalyptic explosions and rocking cameras. Writer-director Jonathan Mostow provides expert suspense entertainment, much like his Breakdown (1996), in which a vacationing couple are hijacked in the Arizona desert. No women here (except in the usual early dance party scene) and no Y2K-era language, just combat and an awful lot of water.
Some early hints at deeper themes and character drama fail to materialize, and there are no breaks for contemplation, poetry and heavy thoughts. The movie is weak in that respect, but otherwise a heart-pounding ride. Gutsy sea action in the 1940’s manner O.K. for youth and adults.
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