Not Horrible, but the Love Story basically ruins whats Left of the Film.

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2004)

Pearl Harbor is the kind of film that has it's ups and downs, and isn't really a good movie in the end. I admit that I did enjoy some of it, but after about half of the movie is over, there isn't much left to enjoy. Plot: Self explanatory. Well, at least half of it. Two childhood friends (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) are sent off to a Hawaii Navy base and take part in defending Pearl Harbor, and later are sent off to briefly fight in WWII. It sounds like it will be a good film, but the love story is literally a mess. Michael Bay's direction isn't so great either. The action scenes and special effects are ultimately impressive. Affleck gives a pretty good performance, and Hartnett gives an even better one. He was in another war movie that year, Black Hawk Down, my favorite film of 2001 and one of my favorite war movies ever. It was better than Pearl Harbor, far better. In the end, Pearl Harbor is basically just another movie that is average at best.
6/10 stars.