Leofwine_draca PEARL HARBOR is an attempt by Michael Bay to do what James Cameron did on TITANIC: create an epic romance surrounding a real-life historical disaster plot. Unfortunately, the romance takes the form of the cheesiest love triangle ever, with boring Ben Affleck and struggling Josh Hartnett competing for the affection of the entirely wooden Kate Beckinsale. This laborious, badly-written, long-winded nonsense means that PEARL HARBOR clocks in with a three hour running time, but the truth of it is that at least two hours of said running time is pure padded excess. No matter how many famous cast members they add to the mix, there's no getting around all of the cliches and the monotonous nature of the human interaction. The good news is that the attack itself takes the form of a forty-minute set-piece sequence which is quite exhilarating, utilising some very good CGI effects and non-stop explosive stunts to make it a truly impressive and immersive experience. The rest can be safely ignored, and if you're looking for a definitive version of this story, I'd recommend TORA! TORA! TORA!.

mihai-36234 I don't really understand why this movie has such poor reviews. It is definetely worth seeing. The romance is great, with a lot of details right - about subtle feelings in different situations. Yes, it is a movie, not a documentary - so fighting scenes are not realistic - LIKE IN ALL MOVIES. I actually enjoyed this movie a lot. I love WW2 movies, and also this kind of intense romance movies. If you enjoyed Top Gun, The Notebook, then you'll love this movie.

tomjedi-41812 WHAT?!?HAS ANYONE EVER EVEN SAT THROUGH THIS MOVIE? Bad film

scarlettchen-25693 This is a good movie, with the most good looking people, beautiful, magnificent scene and great songs. However, the plot is too weak and dramatic. Definitely the romantic and patriotic emotion are so pure and touching. But it is too pure to be true. The real life should be always more complicated. I couldn't feel empathy because I am not in that environment and that era. What I will love more is love story about ordinary people. Ordinary people are more complicated, ordinary people are not that good looking to love each other from the first glance. Ordinary people may not be good looking, may not be so selfless, so brave, so patriotic. However, they would still be willing to understand another ordinary person, be willing to love and give.