A Great Movie

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2001)

First off, I have to say, this was a GREAT movie! It was very entertaining and the special effects were amazing!!! It had a great plot but I felt it strayed away from the topic at hand, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I didn't expect the time span to be so large. I thought it'd start a little before the bombing then stop after it. But as I watched it seemed to make sense why they did it. Before the bombing the movie showed some info about the times, what was going on in the world, and what was going on in the minds of both America and Japan. Which I think was good because it gave more understanding of the bombing to people who don't know much about it. It also gave some more info to those of us who already know about it. But making the movie a love story was purely a move to get more viewers. I'm not saying that it was a bad idea, I'm just saying that it became more of the main plot of the movie over the bombing. It did make for a good plot though. And Ben Affleck and Josh Harnett are really hot so... Plus, their looks matched their parts. Seriously, Ben Affleck looks more like his charactor, more sure of himself, a little older, etc. While Josh Harnett looks more naive, shy, and humble. Plus Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale) wasn't as annoying as I thought she would be. All in all, this was a very entertaining movie which I highly recommend!