Overall Very Well Done-Love Story Sucked!

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 2002)

The movie as a whole was very well done. Good action scenes that make you really take the time to think about that tragic day at Pearl Harbor. Good cast...Ben Affleck's accent could have used a little work and Josh's uni-brow could have used a pluck, but overall terrific job by the cast. Let's just face it though, the love story sucked big time!!

*SPOILER* I was very dissapointed that the character of Evelyn was portrayed as well...a slut. Any woman that much in love would not sleep with the love of her life's best friend three months after he "died". The beginning was very well done, the movie had me until Rafe MCawley "died" and then Danny Walker, his best friend, took over as the leading man. Beckinsale and Hartnett had no chemistry and their romance was just an excuse for a conflict in the movie. They should have left it with Rafe and Evelyn together the whole time. Parts of the movie were very predictable, including the fake death of Rafe. The only other very troubling part in the movie was that at the end after Danny died, Evelyn just decided to go back to Rafe. This didn't make her look to good. From Rafe to Danny back to Rafe, it was too much switching-this made her look very unreliable. In the beginning I adored her character but by the end I disliked her. *End of Spolier*
The scenes of the actual battle and of Doolitle's raid were very good. I couldn't have asked for a better portrayal of these battles. The script and love story could have used a lot of work on the other hand. I wish they could have portrayed more of Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character, Dori Miller, instead of the fake characters.
Overall it is a good movie to watch and I would recommend it! I still love watching it and it never gets boring.