::sigh::

Rating: 6/10 (2 June 2001)

Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay make entertaining low-on-story blockbusters... so why the hell did they try to tackle this? The trailer makes it look like a summer blockbuster of entertainment but all you feel after the grueling 3 hours is a sore backside and a stiff neck... and the sinking feeling half the film should have been left on some dusty cutting room floor.
That aside though, there were a few good things... Michael Bay's eye for a good scene kept things moving for me, although the the raid on Pearl Harbour itself was more lifeless than the one shown in the trailer due to the complete lack of musical scoring. Hans Zimmer what the hell were you up to?
As for the actors... well i never did like Alec Baldwin. Affleck reprised his role from Armageddon minus anything that vaguely made that character human. Hartnett and Beckinsale were alright. Cuba rocked. Jon Voight... star of the film.
Overall: Disappointing, not very entertaining, too long although not a *bad* way to spend 3 hours, and definitely not moving. Not even my girlfriend cried and she's a soppy muppet .