Peal Harbor a good movie, not great, but good

Rating: 7/10 (27 May 2001)

Contrary to what most of the critics say, Pearl Harbor was a good movie. It was not a great movie, but a very solid entertaining movie. First, lets take some of the faults (real or imagined). One, it is too long. Yeah, it is a little too long, I will agree with that. Two, they left out important details that people should be told. Now this is funny. They complain that we are not told why Japan attacked, or why there are soldiers from Japan's army in China. If you know basic history, you should not these things. If they would have explained them, the critics would have complained that they had dumbed the movie down too much. Which is it? Are the film makers not entitled to assume that the audience knows a little bit about the subject. And where are they supposed to put these things in the movie, if it is already too long. Okay, I will admit the love story was a little lame, but it was not the worst love story I have ever seen. There have been entire romantic comedies based on a dumb love story.
Now, lets take the good. The battle was done very well. I was not there, but it seemed very realistic. I think in demonstrated the impact of the situation well on the different characters, as well. All in all, I was entertained, and that was all I expected. Anybody who expected more out of this movie went into it with the wrong mindset.