The most moving film I have ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2001)

I am a film director, so going into this film I brought with me all my knowledge of movie making---by the end of this three hour epic, I had a new respect for Michael Bay and his ability to do the impossible: make a film this good and this technically advanced in less than five years. The care and perfection put into this work of art is astounding. Yes, the love story may be drawn out, and yes it may be a bit traditional, but it works BEYOND well! Without it, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the terrific surprising finally would not have worked nearly as well. All the movie critics complain about the love story--if it wasn't for that love story, during the last half hour the entire audience would not be shaking with fear for the lives of the cast, which they were at the theater I was in. I could go on and on about this film and how well it works on each and every level, but I will end on this note---if you love movies, if you like movies, if you take pleasure in getting lost in movies, and if you are a human being with a heart, see this film on the big screen.