Michael Bay is no Steven Spielberg

Rating: 2/10 (29 May 2001)

This movie has a lot of action at certain points in the picture. It also has what is supposed to be a love story. However, it falls short of accurately depicting the historical events the movie revolves around. Not only does Mr. Bay the put fictitious people in situations where there were a very limited number of actual participants, but he also twists history to allow them to be there in the first place. At no time during the 3 hours this film dragged on did I become attached to any of the main characters. I could never believe in who they were of what they were doing. The plot gets pretty predictable towards the last hour. In my opinion this movie should be viewed for entertainment purposes only. If you want to see a good (and fairly accurate) docudrama about the attack of Pearl Harbor, see Tora! Tora! Tora! If you are looking for lots of stuff blowing up with little regard to the real horror that war is and a sappy, paper thin love story, then see this movie.