This movie should never have been made.

Rating: 4/10 (31 May 2001)

Warning**** This contains spoilers**** I made the mistake of entering the theater with expectations for the first time in a long while. This film was very aesthetically pleasing; the special effects were outstanding and the sets were intricate and believable. However, the actors were poorly cast and the screenplay was wordy and contrived.
Ben Affleck, who at the release of this film completed the requirements for graduation of the School of Overacting (Founding Member Richard Crenna), is too whiny and slack-jawed to handle the role of leading man in this picture. I wanted him to die (SPOILER) and was disappointed when he didn't. Josh Hartnett was believable at best, but his performance suffered from Affleck's lack of believability. Kate Beckinsale was also mediocre, although I did enjoy the fugue-like scenes during the inital attack.
This movie tried to be too much and was very crowded, even though it was three hours long. The Cuba Gooding aside was completely superfluous. Although I enjoyed his character, the subplot added little. The best performance hands-down was that of Jon Voight as FDR. The heavily made-up Voight turned in a stunningly accurate portrayal of a great leader.
Rent this movie or get it on pay-per-view, but only if you have 3 hours to waste. I feel that I have grown less intelligent by watching this movie.