Excellent, despite some cheesy moments

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2001)

This is an excellent epic -- it brought to light many of the horrific details of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, details not covered in a history book trying to cram in facts. I sat in the theater watching 18 and 19 year old sailors die, trapped inside the Arizona or another ship, and I was terrified. It actually hit home with me -- these guys were my age. That could be my friend or my cousin. Surely there was some unnecessary cheesiness in "Pearl Harbor." The whole love story was a bit overdone. Also, I don't know if the counterattack scene was really necessary in a film called "Pearl Harbor." Good stuff though. Extra points for having Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett as the stars.