Rewritten history

Rating: Null/10 (4 December 2001)

History is a very convenient thing when you can re-write it as you see fit. This film helps maintain the legend that the Japanese did a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor which responsible leaders in the US knew nothing about. While historians may argue that no serious researcher would fall back on Hollywood as a source of facts, people will readily accept what they see, because this is a convenient tragedy to believe.
The film in itself is an attempt to recreate the Titanic success formula (love story set on a catastrophe tableau sketched with meticulous detail). Directing and acting as well as the CGI are solid quality, but the research behind it could have used a dash of Oliver Stone. Another attempt at rewriting history and eliminating unwanted facts -> see also U-571 (2000). Watch if you're into war fantasies, avoid if you want truth in fiction.