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Tsion
parent of 15 year old
parent of 15 year old
A Decent War Movie...
U-571 is a good war movie, and it will no doubt appeal to older kids and teens. There are several plot gaps and implausible moments, but it ends up being a pretty enjoyable experience.
Violence is the biggest issue in the film. Many people drown (offscreen) and are shot (onscreen). There is quite a bit of blood and bullet holes, and some fairly intense scenes. Language consists of some "s**t"s, "hells", "a*s"s, and "d**n"s.
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Soccer08
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adult
Attention: WWII movie fans
U571 is a very good WWII portrayal of life on a submarine in combat. Mathew McConaughey does an excellent job as the executive officer on a US submarine disguised as a German U-boat. The American’s mission was to capture a disabled German U-boat in order to obtain the German encryption machine. This mission had to be completed in total secrecy or the effort would have been in vain. As the story unfolds, the American captain (Bill Paxton) is killed and McConaughey is left in charge of the U-Boat. The film is non-stop action as the Americans navigate their way through German occupied territory. High drama is abundant when the Americans run into a German destroyer that uncovers the mission and attacks their own U-boat. The ending is slightly predicable, but very good. Terrific marks to this short, but entertaining film.
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moviemogul ...
adult
adult
Yeah, it was ok...
It tired too hard to keep its audience tense, so as a result, it almost got boring because it was so repetitive with its explosions and "oh, are we going to make it past this Nazi blah-blah (ship, submarine, you name it). The plot was basically given to you in the begginning and there was a real lack of character evolution-- it was sort of introduced, but barely anything was done with it. So overall, if you want a TRULY tense war movie, not to mention a good one, I highly suggest "Saving Private Ryan" (though if you are a parent, you already know you don't want your kid watching that), or the other war classics: "Platoon" and "Full Metal Jacket".
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bananalover
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
U-571
best war movie ever. period
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Dull.
Tedious. The plot is one of the many recycled all the time.
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