ARE WE SURE THIS ISN'T A MICHAEL MANN FILM?

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2002)

Michael Mann's "Heat" (1996) and "Ali" (2001) were both 3 hour movies that could have been told in an hour and a half. They were also both filled with useless subplots that I could care less about.
James Cameron's masterpiece "Titanic" (1997) was a 3 hour movie that was absolutely wonderful, from the story all the way to the special effects.
Like "Titanic", we knew what the outcome of "Pearl Harbor" was before the film began. Like "Titanic", "Pearl Harbor" was about a love story in a time of tragedy. Like "Titanic", "Pearl Harbor" gives us a good 90 minutes of great special effects that are breathtaking. UNLIKE "Titanic", "Pearl Harbor" is a three hour movie that could have been started 90 minutes into the film and you wouldn't miss a thing. UNLIKE "Titanic", the romantic story in "Pearl Harbor" is HORRIBLY WRITTEN!! My goodness!! Talk about cheesy!!
Like "Star Wars: Episode II" (2002), "Pearl Harbor" drags endlessly for an hour and a half until you hit the final battle. In "Star Wars: Episode II", the final battle makes up for the rest of the film being so bland. NOT "Pearl Harbor", though. There were three good things about "Pearl Harbor":
1. Kate Beckinsale - HORRID fake American accent, but she's nice eye candy.
2. Cuba Gooding Jr - another stellar performance!
3. Jon Voight - WOW!!! This guy is an incredible actor, this time potraying President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
All the goods don't make up for all the bads. Skip this one and watch a GOOD war film, "Saving Private Ryan."