Incredible.

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2002)

When I critique a movie, I look at 4 basic categories. Character Development, did I understand the character's history and life, did I relate to the character, did I know everything I had to but not more than I needed to? Plot. Did I buy into the story? Did it resolve everything it started? Did it follow logical sequencing? Did it keep me interested? How was the ending? Set, Design, and Costume. Explains itself. And the most important category is the ever popular Entertainment Value. For the first time in my life, a movie scores a perfect 10 in all 4 categories! Pearl Harbor is quite possibly the best movie, I have ever saw.
Character Development - Beautiful. I felt like I was in their lives. We new everything we had to know about each character. One Problem. How did Rafe go from struggling to read and write to writing and reading the eloquent letters to Evelyn? Don't get it. How ever the movie did a great job of giving us something at stake in every character's life.
Set, Design, Costume - The battle of Pearl Harbor was one of the best war sequences of all time. They did a great job with costumes and sets. A lot had to do with filming on location in Pearl Harbor.
Plot - Wonderful. It flowed so well that you don't realize it is so long. You can't cut anything out. Great Ending. The battle of Pearl Harbor wasn't the climax. Great Job.
Entertainment Value - Once again, one of the best movies I ever saw. I don't understand what the fuss is about. This married, heterosexual male even cried at the end.