Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale
Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two childhood friends are caught up in the events that draw the United States into World War II. Together, they enlist in the US Air Force ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 4, 2001
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Stats: 40,223 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (40,223)
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October 10, 2006Although there are moments that makes it the typical Bruckheimer/Bay collaboration, it has heart and excitement.
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July 18, 2009Very bad recreation of the Pearl Habour attacks, over Americanised and way to top gun-ish for the period. Affleck is a serious no no for casting and the love plot is just pointless filler before the raids. The effects are amazing but thats it.
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July 1, 2009I thought it was such a great war film! Ben Affleck was amazing, probably one of his best movies. Didn't like Josh Hartnett very much thoughtout the film. A lot of mixed reviews, but I would recommend it!
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May 24, 2009SHORT REVIEW
After watching this again last night, I forgot just how much I love this film. I know it's not so great but this film is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine....or it's just Josh Hartnett I don't know.. -
November 19, 2009People: Forget the Pearl Harbor attack sequence! Michael Bay's worst film is the ultimate result of a high-budget retarded director who totally missed the point, masquerading a wasted WWII story with awful performances and melodramatic romance. That is, he covered shit with crap....( read more)
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November 16, 2009A little long but a lot good. The chemistry on the screen is amazing between afflek, hartnett, and beckinsale.
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November 14, 2009Technical show rather than telling Pearl Harbor's reality. Give this budget to 10 cinema students, they make 10 better films.
Critic Reviews
May 25, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
May 25, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Such a bloodless picture that it neither insults nor honors the memory of these soldiers. full review
May 25, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
An unremarkable action movie; Pearl Harbor supplies the subject, but not the inspiration. full review
May 24, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Nearly every line of the script drops from the actors' mouths with the leaden clank of exposition, timed with bad sitcom beats. full review
May 24, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
From its opening calendar-art sunrise to the There You'll Be love theme that Faith Hill sings over the final credits, Pearl Harbor is deep-down phony. full review
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July 19, 2008Any movie which is based on true events that does not make an honest attempt to stay as true to the original story, to what really happened, especially when we today know exactly what happened, detail for detail, is a movie that I don't want to see. They INTENTIONALLY, & they even admitted this, allowed the script to be different from what actually occurred in history!
This movie sucks bc it is about a true story, but it does not depict the true story, and I will never see this movie! -
June 9, 2008Warning: This movie is not really about Pearl Harbor. It's a cheesy love triangle taking place in the midst of the event. REALLY BAD...
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May 7, 2008Good.
But there is too much at the beginning. I did not like the idea of triangle love between Danny, Evelyn and Rafe.
For me the movie starts when the japanese fly over to the harbor and ends when the whole war ends. -
March 11, 2008Overwrought, silly and very stupid movie. It's a shame that so much money was spent to create THIS!
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February 29, 2008Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two childhood friends are caught up in the events that draw the United States into World War II. Together, they enlist in the US Air Force and soon enough. there is one love story in the movie one goes his friend and his girlfriend think that he is dead but he comes back when he seas what his friend and girlfriend is going behind him. they both become involved with the same woman. superb scenes of fighting you can not iamgine when japanes attck. must watch this movie if you have not seen.
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October 5, 2007
Any movie which is based on true events that does not make an honest attempt to stay as true to the original story, to what really happened, especially when we today know exactly what happened, detail for detail, is a movie that I don't want to see. They INTENTIONALLY, & they even admited this, allowed the script to be different from what actually occured in history!
This movie sucks bc it is about a true story, but it does not depict the true story, and I will never see this movie! -
August 24, 2007i love this movie...its sooo gud bt it makes me cry! :( its sooo sad...but i love it loadz!!!!!!!!!!
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