Good Movie - What's the big deal

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2002)

I have to admit that I watched this film waiting for a terrible hole in the plot, or cheesy effects or acting to explain why it has been receiving bad reviews. You know what? It was a good movie - period! I liked it.
I will not pretend to be well versed on the details of the attack at Pearl Harbor - but the movie footage depicted a horrible surprise attack that claimed many lives. It was not in my view, unrespectful of those who lost their lives in the attack. It was gruesome and not in any way sugar-coated. Some lived - many more died. Frankly it made me strongly feel the impact of the attack. The fact the story line was focusing on the lives of people affected by the attack is somehow a bad thing?
I don't get it.
Watch the movie - it's a good one!