A Disappointing Film

Rating: 4/10 (4 June 2001)

After viewing the trailer for Pearl Harbor, I looked forward to seeing what promised to be a visually stunning portrayal of the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941. While the movie does provide some breathtaking visual moments, that is about the only good thing that can be said for it.
Apparently, Jerry Bruckheimer and company were more interested in creating a sappy love story that would (they hope) reproduce the success of Titanic, than in accurately portraying the events surrounding Pearl Harbor. The movie's central love triangle is so silly and predictable that it seems better suited to a romance novel than anything else. Kate Beckinsale, Ben Affleck, and Josh Hartnett are all capable actors, but their complete lack of chemistry, combined with the godawful lines they are forced to utter, made it impossible for me to care one whit what happened to any of them