It's Michael Bay......what did you expect?

Rating: 3/10 (8 December 2008)

OK - lets face it! Michael Bay is a second unit director - nothing more. This movie had so much potential and they absolutely ruined it....so what's really wrong with it?....Let's see
1) Casting: Jesus Christ! Who came up with the idea of casting Ben Affleck in the lead role??? I mean Affleck has to be the worst famous actor right now.He is wooden² - just horrible - and he'll never be able to portray a tough guy - remember my words: NEVER! Dan Akroyd??? in a serious role?Now I love Akroyd but come on - i laughed for 30 minutes when they tried to portray him as a serious character.
Cuba Godding Jr.: well he may fit the character but his story part was just weak....really weak.
Tom Sizemore: seems like you can't watch a war movie without him doing the crazy bastard type of warrior.....
Jennifer Garner: don't panic if you didn't find her in the movie - her part is laughingly small
2) directing: now - Bay is able to shoot action sequences....but that's about it. He fails trying to do anything else - hence the best part of the movie - 30 minutes of action....who would've expected that?
3) historical accuracy: another ridiculous aspect of the movie because there is none....but hey that not the point of the movie right? I mean just because it's called Pearl Harbor doesn't mean it's supposed to be about that historical event....NO!It's about a cheesy love story...what else?
4) stereotypes: US= good;Japan= bad; Yeah we got it yada yada yada; Life can be so easy living in black and white.
5) structure of the movie: why didn't the damn movie stop after the attack? It would have been a good ending, but no we need to have a crappy 45 minutes more of unnecessary stuff
ALL TOGETHER: I didn't expect much - I didn't get much! Michael Bay did his job.