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(- 2001 -)

Original Title Pearl Harbor Director Michael Bay Genre Drama, Action, War, Romance Released 2001-05-21 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language. Rated 5.5

Plot Summary

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).

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Ben Affleck as Capt. Rafe McCawley , Josh Hartnett as Capt. Danny Walker , Kate Beckinsale as Nurse Lt. Evelyn Johnson , Cuba Gooding Jr. as Petty Officer Doris 'Dorie' Miller , Jon Voight as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt , Alec Baldwin as Lt. Col. James 'Jimmy' Doolittle , Tom Sizemore as Sergeant Earl Sistern , William Lee Scott as Lt. Billy Thompson , Greg Zola as Lt. Anthony Fusco , Ewen Bremner as Lt. Red Winkle , Jaime King as Nurse Betty Bayer (as James King) , Catherine Kellner as Nurse Barbara , Jennifer Garner as Nurse Sandra , Sara Rue as Nurse Martha , Michael Shannon as Lt. Gooz Wood

IMDB User Comments

the clichéd epic romance-story during real tragic history No it is not the overpolished shots, nor the melodic sound track, nor the brave hunks libe Ben and Josh, nor the lacrymal effects of the death of one of the hero, nor the classical love-story, nor the underlying jingoistic heroism after the humiliating coward attack that make this film disappointing : it is the waste of so much talent and money. The acting is fair and mostly credible whereas the story is so cliched. Ok yes you can feel a few emotions but it seems so "Bruckheimered" that I find it hard to really identify myself during the emotional scenes. If you don't see what I mean just imagine the slow-motion camera on the hurt soldiers + hans Zimmer music and you will already fancy the revenge of the sleeping giant (the US). Or you could imagine the third role good black guy (Cuba Gooding, Jr) who should also be entitled to be a true American hero by shooting one plane. Anyway besides the clichés and once you forget the historical inaccuracies, you could have "the epic romance story during tragic history" style of film, and that's where the shoe pinches because the epic soufflé never rises and the romance is predictable, contrived and too melodramatic ! Understand me, the movie is not that bad : you get more at watching it fully despite the 3 hours long than watching the trailer. It works as long as it aims at entertainig and has even some good points : the battle scenes are impressive (and even should I say it : nice),and the film is also a respectable tribute to the American heroes of WW2. Ben Aflleck is rather convincing, every shot of the film is like a Hawaian postcard. So bad the clichéd storytelling entangled all that.(6 out of 10)

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