Very pleasantly surprised!

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2001)

From all the negative reviews about this film, I was expecting to be disappointed, although I am a history buff. The first half of the movie, as reported, was a love story, but a very interesting one in my humble opinion. Only one complaint though. Were there no plain nurses at Pearl Harbor? The special effects in the action scenes were very well done. I found myself bouncing around in my seat, trying to avoid the bullets. I also anticipated the movie ending after the Hawaii attack and found the sortee to Japan, an enjoyable bonus, rather than an unnecessary extension of the movie, as some others insisted. I also thought Jon Voigt did an excellent job as Roosevelt. This is a movie that I would quickly recommend. I really can't understand all the criticism.....