Disappointed

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 2001)

This movie will do very well for the simple fact that it is over hyped and about a monumental time in U.S. history. The advertising leads one to believe this movie is about the Pearl Harbor invasion and not about two pilots in love with the same girl. The romance was what the movie focused most on. The film is barely a war movie. Sadly, instead of this being an epic like Saving Private Ryan, Pearl Harbor falls into a romance category like U-571 falls into an action category. (Although I really liked U-571). The are some excellent scenes during the actual invasion and while Rafe is serving in Europe, but overall I walked out feeling disappointed. If you want a good war movie for 2001, Enemy at the Gates is what you should see.