Two pilots who have been best friends since childhood become involved in a triangular love story with a nurse they meet during Army training.

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2001)

Kate Beckinsale was a good choice for the romantic lead as we've already seen Affleck and Charlize Theron together in Reindeer Games and him with Gwyneth Paltrow in Bounce and both of those were just in the OK category. Here, having a fresh face allows us to better accept her innocence and Affleck as a leading man not just going through the motions.
Jon Voight as President Roosevelt and Alec Baldwin as Colonel Doolittle gave strong supporting performances. Baldwin demonstrated patriotism for a bombing mission for which President Roosevelt personally presented him The Congressional Medal of Honor. Voight gives us an Oscar caliber performance. We've all heard the words `this day will live in infamy', and in this film, Roosevelt shows compassion and leadership that were required for America to be the free country it remains today.
The weakest part of the film is knowing that Evelyn's has a big secret that will be revealed at the appropriate time in another persons life .The entire romantic aspect of the film was more than a little contrived, too convenient and in general, hard to accept.
There are however, some things the film has going for it that more than make up for its weaknesses. First and foremost, it pays a fine tribute to the men and women, black, white and Asian that fought to win World War II.