Pearl Harbor

2001

Action / Drama / History / Romance / War

192
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 53% · 194 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 367420 367.4K

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Director

Michael Bay Photo
Michael Bay

Top cast

Kate Beckinsale Photo
Kate Beckinsale as Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson
Ben Affleck Photo
Ben Affleck as Capt. Rafe McCawley
Randy Oglesby Photo
Randy Oglesby as Strategic Analyst
Josh Hartnett Photo
Josh Hartnett as Capt. Danny Walker
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1.10 GB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
3 hr 3 min
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2.78 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
3 hr 3 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jace_the_film_guy 7 / 10

Danny > Rafe

First things first, the fact that many of the posters only show Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale is a travesty. Josh Hartnett's Danny is the heart and soul of this film and one of the driving forces for this review to be more positive than negative.Pearl Harbor is a fascinating film. On one side, you have the incredible action sequences that depict the devastation of the events of December 7, 1941. On the other side, there is an abundance of melodramatic romance that becomes tiring and cumbersome. The problem is that the action sequences are only about 1/4 of the film, where the romance is the other 3/4. If that was flipped, I think Pearl Harbor would have much better reviews and would have resonated more with audiences.Best Character: Danny Best Quote: "No, you are" - Danny Best Scene: December 7th Best Piece of Score: "Tennessee.
Reviewed by Hitchcoc 6 / 10

It May Be Long, but at Least It's Dull

About one third of the way through this mess, my daughter left her friends and came to me for some money to go to the concession stand. I asked her if they were selling pillows there. This is one of the longest movies I have ever sat through (at least that's what my back tells me). It has some of the worst writing I have ever heard. The set-up and the romantic intrigues are predictable and uninteresting. There is absolutely no suspense. The whole plot is contrived. Oh, yes, there is an endless attack by the Japanese, but by the time it happened, my mind was wandering. As far as those tragic lovers, I thought I was watching a bunch of eighth grade girls and boys ticked off because she said he said she said, whatever!! Then, of course, we have Jimmy Doolittle, going on his raid to make up for what those guys did to us. What a slap in the face to the real event. How can a director with 135 million dollars make the attack on Pearl Harbor dull. Yes, it probably looked like that. Those bombers and fighters moving clandestinely in on the island--destroying the fleet with no conscience. What about a script? What about the building of some sort of momentum? How about focusing on the realistic politics of the time and seeing the world from both sides. I was so disappointed in this film. People wonder why it's so expensive to go to the movies these days. It's because the studios are footing the bill for this kind of bilge!
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