U-571 (2000)

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100	San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle Two hours of nonstop, nail-biting tension and anxiety.
91	Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman When the submarine has to dive 400 meters beneath the surface to avoid detection, you can practically feel the water pressure crushing in on the sailors.
80	Rolling Stone Peter Travers A rip-roaring action adventure.
70	Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan Gets high marks for tension and excitement.
70	Washington Post Stephen Hunter It pulps you, but it doesn't enlighten you.
70	Washington Post Desson Thomson The real star of U-571 is its sheer visceral atmosphere.
63	Boston Globe Jay Carr Never lets down, even if depth of character always takes second place to depth charges.
60	The New York Times A.O. Scott Yet there is so little characterization that when the sub goes down, you may find yourself confused as to which of the supporting cast members lived through the torpedo blast.
50	Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert You can enjoy U-571 as a big, dumb war movie without a brain in its head.
50	USA Today Mike Clark One would be hard-pressed to name another submarine movie that lingers so little in the memory two days after seeing it.