U-571 Review by B Movie Ben (3 Stars)

U-571 Review by B Movie Ben (3 Stars) | MatchFlick

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Directed By
Jonathan Mostow

Written By:
Jonathan Mostow, David Ayer

Cast:
Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber, David Keith, Terrence T.C. Carson, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Thomas Kretschmann, Erik Palladino, Will Estes, Matthew Settle, Derk Cheetwood

U-571 (2000)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

April 20th, 2007

Flawed remake of a classic

I was watching the 1981 film, Das Boot, the other night. The version that lasts just a shade under five hours. A tale of life on a submarine in war. Dirty, grimy, cramped terror in a way that only Wolfgang Peterson could present.

Why would I want to see a remake that has so great a flaw to tell the story of the capture of the Enigma encoding machine by Americans. Anyone who knows history, knows that it was the British that captured that machine. Does Hollywood think we are stupid? I only tuned in to see Matthew McConaughey (Contact, A Time to Kill) and Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction). I enjoyed their performances in what was a flawed remake.

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	Lisa Apr 20, 2007 10:57 AM
Thoes cheeky yanks stealing British history, and with Bon 'effin' Jovi of all people.

	B Movie Ben Apr 20, 2007 3:52 PM
I didn't see that you commented here when I left the note on The Patriot. This is not a day for the Brits in film reviews.

	Lisa Apr 20, 2007 8:30 PM
guess not ;)

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