Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Apr 26, 2022 3/5

U-571 is junk as history; as a mindless Saturday night action flick, its pretty good

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Tony Black Cultural Conversation Feb 15, 2021 2/5

Well-executed but troubling wartime historical revisionism.

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John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Aug 7, 2013 C

... more like a Star Trek television episode

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 29, 2010 4/5

A very tense and exciting war movie.

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Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews Aug 20, 2008 2.5/4

[Both] a rousing action thriller...[and] near-parody of the rah-rah American military adventures that filled screens in the '40s and '50s. [Blu-Ray]

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Bob Grimm Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 4/5

Delivers action scenes that are both visually dynamic and highly suspenseful.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Jul 25, 2007 C-

I've never seen a movie as dependent on a fancy sound system.

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Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Jul 14, 2007 2/4

The film needs something more to make it interesting and different.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Dec 6, 2005 C+

Like the rusted old subs deployed in the story, the picture seems designed to stay in the safe shallows and not to plumb any real dramatic depths.

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Louis B. Parks Houston Chronicle Jul 21, 2005 B

It's a wham-bam bumpy ride, great fun in the old-fashioned war movie tradition.

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Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Apr 9, 2005 B+

A top-notch, high quality actioner that is destined to hit its male-oriented, testosterone-driven demographic and make a pile of money in the process.

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Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly May 14, 2003 3/4

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John R. McEwen Film Quips Online Feb 8, 2003 4.5/5

This film has the effects and the performances to keep the thrill ride going non-stop.

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Ron Wells Film Threat Dec 8, 2002 3/5

(Mostow's) theme of what it takes to be a leader nearly breaks a surprisingly decent action film.

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Tom Tunney Sight & Sound Dec 2, 2002

Sharply edited and vigorously directed and performed.

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Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Nov 24, 2002 2.5/5

For all its realistic bluster, feels vaguely hollow.

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James Rocchi Netflix Nov 7, 2002 5/5

U-571 superbly mixes classic touches and brand-new thrills.

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Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan Oct 21, 2002

If you're in the mood to cheer the white hats, you'll probably like this film.

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Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer Oct 15, 2002 3.5/4

A well-crafted, old-fashioned war movie.

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Brent Simon Entertainment Today Sep 23, 2002 B

A sweaty, claustrophobic potboiler that at its heart is not so much an action adventure movie as it is a suspenseful, triumph-of-the-human-spirit-type story.

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