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Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2020)

I thought the film started off on the wrong foot straight away. Within the first 15 mins we witness the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with very little setup of why the attack happened in the first place. There was some vague reference about oil in the opening scenes but that was far from an adequate explanation for such an overwhelming attack on the US Island. From there the film was just ok for me having no prior setup to why everything was happening. It was mostly a lot of planes shooting and bombs and torpedoes all displayed with a high caliber of detail but at the end I just asked my self WHY did this war happen? Of course I know the reason but have yet to see it portrayed accurately in a Pearl Harbor film. I challenge everyone reading this to grab a text book and read about why Japan attacked Pearl.