As two-fisted tales of men and the sea go, I’ve seen a lot worse. As the title suggests, the plot revolves around a German U-boat. A cast headed by Matthew McConaughey capture the sub in question and attempt to get it (or at the very least its valuable Enigma encryption device) back to friendly waters. Occasionally the plot skips over holes or leaves motives unexplained in order to keep the action going. But that’s probably for the best, considering that the action and effects are the real stars of the show. Some of the depth-charge-damage sequences run a little too long, but other than that this is a fine piece of mindless violence. And hey, I’m a sucker for sub movies. Mildly amusing
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