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Pearl Harbor Customer Reviews (7 - 9 of 144 Reviews)

Drama
Understood that many of the soldiers in WWII (or any battle for that matter) experienced alot of loss on the home front with women but this movie is a painful love story for the first 90 minutes. If you don't mind watching Ben Affleck cry then you'll love it. The battle scenes in Europe are highly dramatized (although the actual Pearl Harbor attack was quite detailed IMHO). Plenty of DVD extra's if thats your thing, but as far as a good war movie goes, Pearl falls very short.

Three stars because I like the effort and the effects are stunning, but if you want an accurate recreation of Dec. 7, 1941 buy Tora Tora Tora.

some good scenes
I was quite looking forward to this film, my only worry was that like most hollywood films, it may consentrate on being be very pro american as opposed to being accurate? in its favour, some of the scenes are spectacular (pearl harbor especially) but ultimately my main fear was recognised. it really is a great tribute for the brave american service men, but thats just my point...... the americans for example (and my biggest problem with this film) the battle of britain scene (a battle that America wouldnt get involved with!). 507 british pilots lost their lives during theses months as well as many polish, canadian and australian men etc that came over to help out. over 10.000 civillians were also killed in bombing raids. and was this portrayed in the film..... No? ben affleck single handedly won the battle of Britain in 5 minutes? what a hero. if this hollywood nonsence is what you like then you will love pearl harbor, if not then stay away!

-----Compelling-----
I recently watched this film and it was a timely experience for me. We had just had the anniversary (1945 to 2005) of the end of World War II and I had visited several sites that had displays and memorabilia from that time period.

Pearl Harbor is a film worth seeing. I'm not a big fan of Ben Affleck's, but I think this is his best role. He's probably just being himself, which works in this film, where he plays a young and enthusiastic pilot. The secondary lead is Josh Hartnett and he delivers an excellent performance as Affleck's best friend. Kate Becksinsale is the girl that they both love and she is believable as a confident beauty and capable nurse.

The film shows the build up and the attack on Pearl Harbor and is presented in a clear and concise fashion. The horror of the attack is very realistic and I found it frightening to even experience it in a movie.

Reading some of the other reviews, I was surprised at how many people disliked this movie. Watching a Hollywood made film and reading a history book are two entirely different things. Films are generally made to entertain and the historic details are often short changed in the endeavor to keep the attention of the audience. How many people actually pay $12 to go to the movie theater to see a documentary?

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