I’m generally a fan of films set inside submarines; I like it when they focus on action and avoid unnecessary romantic subplots. This one does a decent job along those lines, as Matthew McConaughey ("Tyler") and Bill Paxton ("Dahlgren") spearhead an attempt to seize the enigma coding machine from a German submarine. The start of their plan proceeds unexpectedly easily because of a disabled enemy vessel adrift in the …

Sometimes a movie lover’s tolerance simply breaks; in this case, it's hard to say that artistic freedom justifies Hollywood crafting entertainment at the expense of historical accuracy. U-571 disregards history for its own purposes, and even those who made it would likely be ashamed later on. Nevertheless... As a drama-thriller combination, Jonathan Mostow’s film is quite good. The supporting performances are occa…