16 Years Ago I Would Have Given Less...Now I Really Do!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2017)

I'm glad I withheld judgment on this movie as long as I have. I finally decided tonight to give this movie the just credit it deserves. I have watched sections of this movie from time to time after seeing it in it's entirety a couple of times. That should have told me something right there....this movie is good enough to hold me for periods at a time, over a period of years. The re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor is done in a very stunning and visually appealing way. Do I think it is absolutely geek-historically accurate? No. But there is not another movie that does a better job of capturing the attack. I have watched and read many documentaries on the attack on Pearl Harbor. While it lacks certain historical credentials, it more than makes up with great and awesome CGI! Not ridiculous CGI that takes you out of reality, but really riveting CGI that actually works and draws you in to the movie. There is a great deal of historical accuracy in the movie, and the less than accurate stuff did not bother me one bit! I am not a huge Ben Affleck fan. But he does not disappoint in this movie. Yes, the movie spends a lot of time developing the complicated dramatic romance between Ben and Josh and Kate Beckinsdale, but I have decided it doesn't take too much away from a very satisfying War Movie about Pearl Harbor and the aftermath! No other Pearl Harbor movie has ever done as good a job at depicting the attack as well as this movie visually. And what about the Doolittle Raid On Tokyo? That was done exceedingly well! What is not to like about this movie? The special effects and CGI are awesome! This movie is worthy of a high rating. It is very well done, and I am glad to have had a chance to come around to understanding and realizing what a very well made movie this really is!