love it, or hate it

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2001)

This is definitely one of those movies that you either love or hate. I loved it. I'm one for sappy movies and this was surely a sappy one, but it was done very well. A lot of ppl are going to pass this one off as a disappointment, but I don't see how u can. It had everything a good movie should have. A great (corny at times) love story, some really good laughs (at the beginning) and action sequences that blow the mind. I found myself caught up in every moment of it. It seemed to capture the emotion of the attack very well. The acting was excellent, in my opinion, and it really added to the goodness of the film. Josh Hartnet proved to be great in his first big blockbuster role, and Ben Affleck gave his best performance to date. Newcomer, Kate Beckinsale was very good as well. My fave minor performance was done by the one and only Alec Baldwin, who did a great job as Dr. Dolittle.
The only flaws I found in this movie were that some of the dialogue was extremely corny and unoriginal at times. I also found the scene when one of the battleships was sinking to be too much like scenes in Titanic. However, it didn't ruin it for me because in balance, the good outweighed the bad.
A little piece of advice when seeing this movie, try not to compare it to other war movies, because then u won't enjoy it as much. Just sit back and take it all in, as it's given to you. Don't listen to what the critics say and see it for yourself. It's worth it.
I'll give this movie an 8.5 out of 10