Pearl Harbor (2001)
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Action/Adventure, Drama and Romance. 3 hrs. 03 min.
Rated PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language.

Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alec Baldwin.

Directed by Michael Bay.
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
Written by Randall Wallace.

Distributor: Touchstone Pictures   More Credits

Release Date: May 25, 2001 Nationwide
 
Synopsis
Set during the time of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two friends (Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett) are caught up in the events that draw the United States into World War II. One of them enlists with the U.S. Army Air Corps and the other flies for the British Royal Air Force, but they both find themselves in love with the same woman (Kate Beckinsale).


Bill's Comments

While most of the critics are rating this movie as mediocre, I enjoyed it quite a bit. It had a lot of hype and it's always difficult to live up to that. It's not the best movie I ever saw, but it is very good historical entertainment. Even though the love story is contrived and sappy, I'm a sucker for such things. The history seems pretty accurate and well depicted.