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Pearl Harbor (2001)

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Reviews Counted:159

Fresh:41

Rotten:118

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: Pearl Harbor tries to be the Titanic of war movies, but it's just a tedious romance filled with laughably bad dialogue. The 40 minute action sequence is spectacular though.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language

Runtime: 3 hrs 3 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 25, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $197,761,540

Synopsis: Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When... Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben Affleck), the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny (Josh Hartnett), another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin and Mako also star in this tribute to both the fallen and the survivors of one of the most horrific tragedies ever to occur on American soil. [More]

Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding

Starring: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Alec Baldwin, Jamie King, Jon Voight, Dan Aykroyd, Tom Sizemore, Catherine Kellner, Leland Orser, Michael Shannon, Andrew Bryniarski, Guy Torry, Matt Davis, Jennifer Garner, Jesse James, William Fichtner

Director: Michael Bay

Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Randall Wallace
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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"Pearl Harbor" zips through clichés like a chainsaw ripping through a stack of Cliff's Notes.

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07/19/09
Cole Smithey
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07/22/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
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May be the closest thing to a good movie Michael Bay will ever direct; unfortunately, it's still not very close to a good movie.

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08/18/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
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04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
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Shockingly, this saga is as aquare as they come: straight, earnest, and schmlatzy epic about the impact of WWII on two flyers in love with the same girl--a 1940s routine flick with special effects.

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10/05/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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It's bad all right -- I was wincing at the overwritten dialogue within the first five minutes.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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02/09/06
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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

The film is not as painful as a blow to the head, but it will cost you up to $10, and it takes three hours.

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05/28/03
Heather Feher
Heather Feher
FilmStew.com

[Michael] Bay didn't set out to make a film about Pearl Harbor. He set out to make a TITANIC clone that would go "Ka-ching" at the box office . . . Try TORA TORA TORA instead.

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03/20/03
Brian Mckay
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It's just a bit unfortunate that such an incredible, noble story, one which turned a nation around and galvanized a generation into action, should be told by such weak storytellers.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
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Bay's clunky and mammothly plodding Pearl Harbor is one movie that tries to do too many things at once without concentrating on any one specific point...the romance and action sequences are fussed over yet they deliver nothing really spectacular

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02/04/03
Frank Ochieng
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10/30/02
Matthew Turner
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I left with one thought: the bombers may have hit their targets, but this film misses the mark.

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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
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Ambitious, reverent and beautifully photographed though it is, Pearl Harbor ultimately is not equal to its aspirations.

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10/15/02
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