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44 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale
  • Summary: Against the backdrop of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, two friends (Affleck, Hartnett) find themselves drawn into the war and in love with the same woman (Beckinsale).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 35
  3. Negative: 6 out of 35
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    100
    The film's immense cast and crew, headed by director Michael Bay, writer Randall Wallace and stars Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett and Kate Beckinsale, blend artistry and technology to create a blockbuster entertainment that has passion, valor and tremendous action.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    60
    Works best as a bang-and- boom action picture, a loud symphony of bombardment and explosion juiced up with frantic editing and shiny computer-generated imagery.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 67
  3. Negative: 24 out of 67
  1. moviefreak12
    9
    one of my faverite movies of all time. The love story is not as good as the titanics but still enjoyable. The bombing was by far the best of the whole movie and the ending will make you cry the first time you see it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    4
    Michael Bay's so called blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" is a strong biased movie with cheesy dialogue and a terrible script. The next thing the movie needs is more trimming on the film edit (Seriously, 2 hours 58 minutes?), and less preposterous action.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  3. DanR.
    2
    Armageddon, in its blend of ridiculous action sequences and tear-jerking, sopping sentimentality is perhaps bearable as escapist entertainment because of its science fiction premise. What is so offensive about this film is it's attempt to apply a similar kind of blind action movie for the guys/shallow romance for the chicks aesthetic to an actual, tragic event. Only Cuban Gooding's acting, the production values of the main attack sequence, and the depiction of the intelligence and communication failures that could have prevented the disaster deserve some credit. The rest is insulting.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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