Pearl of a movie

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2012)

I'd like to set the record straight for Pearl Harbor. I really don't understand the high rate of bad reviews for this movie.
First of all, it's a Michael Bay blockbuster, why does everyone assume that it HAS to be historically accurate to the point. If what you want is historically accurate, then watch a documentary. Everyone knows that fighter pilots don't't fly bombers and that the Doolittle Raid was much later following the Pearl Harbor bombing. Michael Bay has and always will be an entertainer foremost and his movies will always center around entertaining the audience to the fullest.
That being said I'd like to say that I really enjoyed Pearl Harbor and it has been one of my top war epics for a long time now. The soundtrack is just flawless and that alone makes the movie worth watching. I loved Ben Affleck in this (haters be hating). I do realize most people say it's the worst role he's ever played, but I think he did a very good job. The same can be said to Josh Hartnett and the always beautiful Kate Beckinsale. Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight and Mako, they raise the bar of this movie to a higher level, that goes without saying.
The special effects are magnificent, the Pearl Harbor bombing sequence is breathtaking and Michael Bay's love for explosions finally pays off.
The storyline is one of my favourites. I think there are not enough movies of this magnitude that are able to pull off 180 minutes. And Pearl Harbor makes its mark. I do realize that the love triangle has been done to death, but it just works.
So, all in all I wanted to give this emotionally gripping epic war tale a good review, well because it just deserves it.