Beautiful!

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2001)

Pearl Harbor didn't disappoint me. The actual bombing sequences took my breath away, both with the enormity and severity of it. The images of these soldiers, seemingly in paradise, suddenly & inexplicably slaughtered by the Japanese was mind-boggling. Ben, Kate & Josh really gave excellent performances. There were things, though, that stuck in your mind for a bit, distracting you. For one, the makeup on Jon Voight (who played President Roosevelt) was obviously an appliance... not very convincing at all. Kate's lipstick NEVER rubbed off on either Ben nor Josh. Josh Harnett looks SO MUCH like (either) Treat Williams or Tommy Lee Jones that you're sitting there trying to figure out where you know him from.
The movie itself was excellent, and it truly was appropriate to open on Memorial Day weekend. My hat's off to those men & women who lost their lives in this horrible action.