I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This movie is running on Danish television as I write this. I watched about half of it, then I decided to abandon ship. Obvious factual errors (and I'm not even a sub-buff, although I have a general interest in military, warfare, and WW II), silly "dramatic" effects, like when Macy has a "vision" (?) of his wife aboard the German sub, the ridiculous concept of prisoners being kept chained and standing for three days, a chained prisoner with a breathing device which he spits out, etc, etc.I haven't seen much of Macy; he seems to be a competent actor, but what a waste...This movie s(t)inks. It really makes me regret I didn't buy the director's cut of Das Boot when I saw it at a fairly bargain price in a store just today. The comments here on IMDb were far more entertaining than the movie.

Recap: Nathan Travers is the Chief aboard the USS Swordfish, captained by the young and somewhat inexperienced Lt Cmdr Randall Sullivan. On their way home they come upon not one but two German submarines. They manage to sink one but is so damaged they must abandon ship. The few survivors are rescued by the second German submarine. However, Sullivan is infected by a contagious disease and soon it spreads among the German crew. Finally they find themselves in a dire situation, prisoners aboard an enemy submarine and lacking both fuel and supplies.Comments: Looking at the cast is enough to decide to watch this movie. Macy is a personal favorite that is cast in a little unusual role for him, in a main character in what resembles an action. Then there is Scott Caan, Til Schweiger and Thomas Kretchmann among others. Great cast, that gives a good performance. And an added bonus is that the German crew speaks German among themselves, makes it so much more plausible.However, the story is not really up to the task. Yes, clearly adequate for a movie but nothing extra. The developments are mostly clear well beforehand and there are no major twists, no real threats. It lacks a little concerning suspense. Still, it is never boring to watch, something happens all the time.A really good movie, good entertainment for a night.6/10

They cant have made any research on WW2 U-boot technology or tactics. A captain would NEVER raise periscope seconds after the last depth charge gone off and neither would he attack a destroyer from 2800 meters when the destroyer is searching for the same sub. Also WW2 torpedoes would never be fired two at the time since the first torpedo would destroy the second on impact or if one of them is a dud, both would be destroyed.They also load the torpedoes just before launch, IRL it took at least 15 min to load a torpedo and while doing it they risked being detected.The torpedoes seem to have modern tracking devices since they always hit on the first attempt and also explode next to ships. Magnetic detonators had a lot of problems during the early war.This is just a beginning of the unrealism in the movie. Compared to Das Boot, this is crap. One good thing is that the Germans speak German.

At the height of Hitler's U-boat war during WWII, a courageous crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish carry out their duties under Captain Rand Sullivan(Scott Caan)and chief of the boat Nathan Travers(William H. Macy). A victory against an enemy boat is short lived; they encounter U-429 commanded by Jonas Herdt(Til Schweiger)and lose the confrontation and abandon their sinking ship. Sullivan, Travers and few survivors are taken aboard the U-boat as P.O.W's. An outbreak of meningitis spreads through the German ship. The only hope for survival for both the American's and German's is to stop the infighting caused by a mutiny; after the death of both commanders...Travers takes control of the German ship.This is a very underrated submarine flick. Also in the cast: Jeremy Sisto, Thomas Kretschmann, Rene Heger, Connor Donne, Matt Lindquist and Lauren Holly. Writing credits go to John E. Deaver. Director of IN ENEMY HANDS is Tony Giglio.