Lorelei is based on a novel whose premise hasn't been explored as much in Japanese media as other movies: it's basically a work of speculative historical fiction. Set in the dwindling months of the Second World War, a submarine crew gains an advanced submarine from the Germans. What looks like a simple mission becomes a race to save Tokyo from a third atomic bomb attack. Also, the secrets of the submarine and its Lorelei system are slowly revealed.
Lorelei is directed by Shinji Higuchi, who directed a number of kaiju films back in the day, and has dipped his hand in anime as well. His experience with both genres shows here with lots of dynamic scenes and reliance on (rather average for 2005) CGI. The acting is okay, but the script tends to go a bit overboard on the melodrama a bit at some moments.
It's an ok film at best, with a number of plot holes and not enough tension in some other moments. I often felt a bit of difficulty connecting with some of the characters as well. The CGI and effects are hit and miss for a film made almost ten years ago. It's worth watching only if there's nothing else on.
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