WOW!

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2001)

A superbly constructed masterpiece from start to finish, this powerful telling of the relentless attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941 combines a turbulent love story with the gripping action and special effects. Two lifelong friends (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in Oscar-worthy performances) enter the war, not knowing what will become of them, and end up falling in love with the same woman (Kate Beckinsale). A genuinely outstanding epic! ****/****