Visually engaging but a dull story.

Rating: 4/10 (7 May 2019)

I have tried numerous times to see this movie, but I can't bring myself to finish, let alone like it.
I first tried it when I was about 10 but I played with toys more than actually watched it. I bought a DVD and tried about 2-3 times to see it, and the furthest I could go was an hour(that's about 1/3 of the movie.)
When I was in 10th grade(age 16), we were required to watch the actual Pearl Harbor attack scene, and that is one of the few bits that I have seen AND enjoyed.
I also had interest in the opening scene with the 2 boys in the plane and the eye exam scene, but otherwise this movie was dull and just dragged.
I appear to not be the only one against this movie. My youth pastor and I(I hope he doesn't mind me bringing him up)had a discussion or 2 about how bad this movie is. His main issue is that they took an important part of history and twisted it into a love story.
Roger Ebert didn't care for it either, writing: "Pearl Harbor" is a two-hour movie squeezed into three hours, about how on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on an American love triangle.
Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality.
The film has been directed without grace, vision, or originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialog, it will not be because you admire them."
I disagree with Ebert often, but the fact that we both dislike a movie AND gave it the same rating(1.5/4=4/10), also considering that I didn't see the whole thing, all says something.
My youth pastor, myself and Roger Ebert all agree this movie is bad. Aside from very few exceptions, I don't know many who actually call Pearl Harbor a good movie. That should tell you something.
Edit: I woke up the morning after writing this and ALREADY had a "not helpful" vote. If you don't like my review, please just read another! These are my detailed, though-out reasons why I don't suggest Pearl Harbor. Please put positive votes in here!