The hype is worth it

Rating: Null/10 (11 June 2001)

Although more of a "chick flick" than I would tend to like, with the obligatory love story and complications thereof thrown in to appeal to popular audience approval, still one hell of a flick, with the climactic event portrayed in all its violent, destructive glory with some of the most amazing effects ever seen (while being almost a scene-for-scene remake of 1970's TORA! TORA! TORA!) . Yes, the story is a cheesy attempt at trying to hold viewer interest and appeal to younger crowds, but still there's no denying the power this movie holds in depicting the event leading the U.S. into WWII. If you HAVEN'T seen this one yet, shame on you and I would urge you to get out and see it, if for nothing else, for the mind-blowing effects when the Japanese finally start the attack.