Hollywood at it's worst..

Rating: 2/10 (12 July 2010)

Before I watched this title, I already knew that it had been nominated, and narrowly lost to seven Razzies, and I felt slightly sorry for that fact, as I knew the money, time and energy that went into making it.
However, that was BEFORE I watched it. Post- Pearl Harbour, I'm shocked and mildly appalled that this dismal movie didn't win all of them. I have never sat through a film whereby ten minutes in, I was praying for the end. The only reason I didn't turn it off was the naive hope that it would pick up. It didn't.
The story is an American love triangle that gets interrupted by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1942, no I'm not going into more detail than that, as I purely cannot be bothered to waste my time on it. The worst and most sickening part of the movie for me, as an English girl, is the amount of victimisation that the Americans place upon themselves during this, and the blatant racism to the Japanese attack, weeping at how cruel, and how defenceless a military base was. I'm sorry Micheal Bay and crew, have you never heard of Hiroshima or Nagasaki?
The movie makes me almost feel physically sick at the amount of Hollywood that is just sprayed all over every frame, to the drippy acting and stupid love triangle, to the monologue at the end about how amazing America is, to the over the top and costly special effects. By all means, add the CG, after all, it would be hard to conceive the film without them, but at least support it with some form of storyline.
The only comfort for me is the knowledge that at least it was recognised by Hollywood and critics alike, that this movie is awful. I have nothing against America or the movie making system, but there is a way to make a film, without patronising everyone non- American and giving it a decent storyline.
Do what I didn't, and save yourself the near 3 hours of sitting through this rubbish, and put on something decent to the war genre.