World War II as done by "Dawson's Creek"

Rating: 1/10 (25 May 2001)

This movie made the treacly, overwrought, melodramatic, teen-angst crap that passes for a line-up on the WB look like Chaucer.
I refuse to waste my time any further by re-hashing everything that's wrong with this movie, which would pretty much be everything. Simply read the other comments of the users in here who disliked the film and they will tell you everything.
Bad script. Laughable dialogue. No subtext ANYWHERE. Swelling, manipulative music cues. Shameless sentimentality. Sappy love story. Plus, you don't learn a single historical thing about Pearl Harbor, the attack, why it happened, etc. NOT ONE THING!!!!!!!!!!!!
The worst thing is that there are going to be many who like this film, and actually think it's good (mostly teenagers, I would imagine, since according to this movie, they were the only people who fought at Pearl Harbor). They are likely the same "man on the street" people that Jay Leno interviews who don't know the name of our current president, yet know all the words to every Limp Bizkit and Backstreet Boys song.
That, along with the fact that this movie ever got made is a sad indicator of where the collective IQ of our nation is heading.
Maybe worst of all, this movie is a colossal insult to the brave WWII generation who actually faced real fears and dangers, who actually had to fight in battles and die to build and preserve our country and did it all without an exploitative Hans Zimmer score or a cheesy Faith Hill song to back them up.