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Old 08-24-20, 11:42 AM   #177
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So finally got to see the movie over the weekend and I really liked it. It's not as good as "The Cruel Sea" or "Das Boot", but not as bad as "U-571".

The action is over the top, but the interior scenes, the interplay and dialogue between the crew is well done and mr. Hanks as usual, does a very good job as the skipper.

Note that the film was filmed mostly on the USS Kidd museum ship. It's a Fletcher class DD still in its august 1945 config which would explain some of the minor errors.

Note that the budget for this kind of film is limited and it only got made because Tom Hanks wrote the script, pushed to get it made and agreed to star in it. Personally, I would rather have this kind of WW2 naval warfare film that none at all.
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