Pearl Harbor won't bomb

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2001)

Contains spoiler
Ok, Ok, Pearl Harbor is set to be this summer's biggest hit but many of the reviews expect it to bomb. I went to see it today with great expectations - and I wasn't let down. Ok, Ok, it was 3 hours long, which was unnecessary, however, it was hardly disastrous. Maybe the romance was avoidable for such a film, but it had such a 'forties' feel (with the band music, etc) that you can't complain. The action was brilliant, with great camera angles imitating Japanese planes. The actual bombing of Pearl Harbor made you forget all the bad things every one has said about it. Maybe the Tokyo bombing afterwards extended the film's length a little too much, however, the ending where Walker dies was necessary, if a little expected. In addition, the three main leads (especially Affleck and Hartnett) have enough charisma to keep the film going. They are helped along with great supporting help from Cuba Gooding Jr, Alec Baldwin and Jon Voight, amid the many. Pearl Harbor, in my eyes, was everything I expected it to be - brilliant, action-packed and thrilling (despite the minor things which let it down.)