See the Movie - Forget the Reviews

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2001)

This movie was terrific. The story was interesting and the war scenes were remarkable. Kate Beckinsale's beauty, like that of Catherine Zeta Jones in Zorro, jumps off the screen. But what I really want to talk about is the disservice done to movie goers by the critics. I have read the reviews in USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and Roger, "I still haven't been right about a movie" Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert gave this movie 1 star. This is the same m***n who gave A Knight's Tale 3 stars. Pearl Harbor was exciting, the acting was excellent, and the actors quite appealing. The scenes of December 7, 1941 were as good as war movies get. For those of you who liked "Saving Private Ryan," this is much better. For those of you who hated "Saving Private Ryan," you will like this movie. It is more interesting and much less manipulative than Spielberg's alleged classic.