No one said it would be JUST Pearl Harbor...

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing wrong with a portrayal of a usual romance where two people who fall in love near the beginning of the movie are destined to end up together by the end. Anyone arguing with this is either irritated by the film not just focusing on the war of that day, hates Ben or Kate or Josh, or hates the love triangle as opposed to what it should have only been and that is a two way romance between Ben and Kate. It got ridiculous once the writers brought the idea of a baby and a best friend rivalry thing into the mix.
I haven't taken into account one thing said by bad reviews. I saw the movie at the cinema with friends and now own it because I loved it and still do. The war scenes are effective and emotional as they should be. There's no argument that Michael Bay should have focused only on the events of that day because he shouldn't - the lives of the main characters should have been and were covered as well. War romances were typical of those days so I don't see the whole big fuss about it. Ben and Kate do have chemistry in my view, although I'm not sure about Josh and Kate. Ben and Josh are great as Rafe and Danny, two lifelong best friends who are involved in the events of that tragic day and ultimately become heroes in the film. A special mention should go to the soundtrack of the film because that was spectacular and composed by Hans Zimmer who also did the music for Batman Begins. The music for the love story is particularly well-crafted.
Overall I gave it full marks because I loved the movie, the soundtrack and the actors. Ben Affleck was the star of the movie, no matter what anyone else says about his acting.