No...No....No....Don't Watch This Movie

Rating: 2/10 (2 December 2006)

This is just a poorly made movie. Michael Bay annoys me as a director and always has. He's so enchanted with pretty pictures and rock video editing that he can't just tell a story. This man should not be allowed to direct anything more substantial than a commercial. The script of this movie is big, clumsy and - well - it fits Michael Bay movies, come to think of it. My hope was that with all the resources and (mostly) talent involved with this movie that you would have seen a contemporary tribute to the men who lost their lives, sort of a "Saving Private Ryan" for Pearl Harbor. But this is just sad. Pretty people shot by a director who likes pretty pictures in lieu of telling stories. Find another movie about this topic -- even "Tora! Tora! Tora!" would be better. This is just a waste. (I'm only giving it 2 points instead of 1 because I'm gaga for Kate Beckinsale.)