A must-see for cheeselovers! Wait for video for everyone else.

Rating: 5/10 (30 May 2001)

I must say that this film was rather cheesy. I don't want to be too critical of it because I understand that different films are made for different people, but this was not a great film and I hope many don't believe this to be one of the best films of the year. It was entertaining nonetheless. The story of Pearl Harbor is captivating and great care was taken to make sure the plot was not offensive to anyone. Now for the criticism. For a movie that cost this much to make the editing is awful. The acting is not great either. Lets face it..Ben Affleck is no future Al Pacino, but this role does not actually do flattery for his talent. I know so many people that claim this to be the next Titanic. Well, the Titanic was actually a solid all-around film. This is not. Therefore this film does not serve a place among the other modern epics that have become the norm in the last few years such as Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, or Gladiator. The plot is very predictable and suffers from many holes. Not a single actor in this film will deserve an academy award nomination. The casting definitely had flaws with so many great actors in small roles or with poorly developed characters. But hey..I'll stop criticizing. After all, this is no more than a Hollywood blockbuster so not much else should be expected.