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Pearl Harbor (2001),
Director: Michael Bay, Rated PG-13 for
war violence, some sexuality
It was the end of
innocence, and the dawn of a nation's greatest glory.
  Starring:
Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Tom Sizemore, Jaime
King, Catherine Kellner, Jennifer Garner, Jon Voight, Cuba
Gooding Jr., Alec Baldwin, Michael Shannon, Mako
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"I fear all we have
done is to awaken a sleeping giant." - Admiral Yamamoto
Why watch this? The
bombing of Pearl Harbor is incredible movie-making.
Plot Summary:
Two lifelong best friends and Army Air Corps pilots, Rafe
McCawley and Danny Walker, find their relationship tested when
they both fall for a Navy nurse named Evelyn Johnson. While Rafe
fights in Europe, a tragic mistake brings Danny and Evelyn
together at Pearl Harbor, only for Rafe to return, resulting in
a tense love triangle just before the infamous December 7, 1941,
attack.
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Dad's Preview:
There are some great moments in this expensive Michael Bay WWII
film. This includes the 40-minute bombing of the American naval
forces at Pearl Harbor, and eventual bombing of Tokyo as part of
the secret Doolittle raid. This film was trying very hard to be
the World War II version of the uber-successful historical rom-dram,
Titanic
(1997) - not an easy task. This
film revolves around a love triangle between two best
friends and a beautiful nurse. The result is a film that
could have been great, but ends up being, well, above
average. Simply put, it's romance falls flat, thanks to
some bland dialogue and unconvincing performances. |
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Touchstone
Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films; Buena Vista Pictures Dist. |
