This movie was set during WW II but it didn't feel like WWII at all. Watching folks drive around in old cars and putting them in old costumes doesn't automatically mean the viewer will be transported back in time. This was very surreal.
The dialog, nuances, slang and mannerisms of the cast and their interactions with one another just felt too MODERN! While the plot was great, and there was suspense, the overall tone of the film and time in which it was to be taking place just didn't work for me.
A film like U571 did a better job of capturing the time. William H. Macy seems to play the same guy over and over again in each of his films and shows little depth as an actor again here.
The viewer is expected to sense that the crews of both subs are longing for home, but there is little effort made by the actors to sell that fact.
The dialog, nuances, slang and mannerisms of the cast and their interactions with one another just felt too MODERN! While the plot was great, and there was suspense, the overall tone of the film and time in which it was to be taking place just didn't work for me.
A film like U571 did a better job of capturing the time. William H. Macy seems to play the same guy over and over again in each of his films and shows little depth as an actor again here.
The viewer is expected to sense that the crews of both subs are longing for home, but there is little effort made by the actors to sell that fact.