Like a spaghetti western but on water.

Rating: 4/10 (6 July 2020)

The actors were terrible. Only a couple of known actors. The greatest battle in WW 2 and we get rookies. Woody Harrelson was terrible. It was like he had a load in his pants. Nimitz needed to be a Kevin Costner, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ben Afflek etc. The only parts that were worth watching were the fake ships and battles. Aaron Eckhart as Lt. Col. Doolittle was pretty good though. He is becoming a top star.
I am a veteran from 1969. I have always enjoyed all wartime movies. 90% were done very well. This was not. And I did not like the wrinkled heavy khaki uniforms. At least put them in the light weight summer uniforms we have all seen in every Navy film. Wearing heavy cotton jackets in a tropical setting made no sense.
All in all, I taped it and I will watch it many times. But only because of the history and special effects involved NOT because of the actors.
One item about any Pearl harbor movie: Please don't have sailors struggling to hold on to anything on the deck of a sinking ship in Pearl Harbor. What will holding on accomplish ?? Jump in and swim 100 feet to shore in 85 degree water. Silly but true. Sailors are NOT in the middle of an ocean with sharks and 60 degree water.