Other Pearl Harbor Movie Reviews
Pearl Harbor the movie opened on May 25, 2001 to very mixed reviews. We have compiled a collection of links to many of the reviews of this $140 million dollar epic from Touchstone Pictures.
A. O. Scott - New York Times
New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott finds that "War is Hell, but Very Pretty."
New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott finds that "War is Hell, but Very Pretty."
Derek Paiva - Honolulu Advertiser
Not a review in itself but an excellent summary of what is being said by film reviewers across the country in reaction to Pearl Harbor.
Not a review in itself but an excellent summary of what is being said by film reviewers across the country in reaction to Pearl Harbor.
Desson Howe - Washington Post
Washington Post movie reviewer Desson Howe finds that "when a Japanese military officer reports that the task force is 320 miles north of Pearl Harbor, we're one hour and 20 minutes into the movie. By then, you're ready to bomb something yourself. Perhaps they should have called this 'Bore-a, Bore-a, Bore-a'."
Washington Post movie reviewer Desson Howe finds that "when a Japanese military officer reports that the task force is 320 miles north of Pearl Harbor, we're one hour and 20 minutes into the movie. By then, you're ready to bomb something yourself. Perhaps they should have called this 'Bore-a, Bore-a, Bore-a'."
Mick LaSalle - San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle notes "any film that maintains audience interest for three solid hours is, by definition, some kind of good movie. That's what Pearl Harbor is -- some kind of good movie."
Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle notes "any film that maintains audience interest for three solid hours is, by definition, some kind of good movie. That's what Pearl Harbor is -- some kind of good movie."
Mike Clark - USA Today
USA Today is also somewhat upbeat in its review of Pearl Harbor, at least the action sequences. "It's an extravaganza worth seeing once — and maybe later on DVD. Then you can watch the attack and zap the remote-control signal over the so-called story — again and again from here to eternity."
USA Today is also somewhat upbeat in its review of Pearl Harbor, at least the action sequences. "It's an extravaganza worth seeing once — and maybe later on DVD. Then you can watch the attack and zap the remote-control signal over the so-called story — again and again from here to eternity."
Paul Clinton - CNN.com
CNN's movie reviewer, Paul Clinton, finds that Pearl Harbor "hits some" but "misses much".
CNN's movie reviewer, Paul Clinton, finds that Pearl Harbor "hits some" but "misses much".
Peter Travers - Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone's movie reviewer Peter Travers finds that "it's always on to the next crowd-pleasing rush or the next Hallmark moment that sets pretty lovers against a painted sky. An epic about this day of infamy should shake you to the core. But the real infamy about Pearl Harbor is that when you exit, you don't feel a thing."
Rolling Stone's movie reviewer Peter Travers finds that "it's always on to the next crowd-pleasing rush or the next Hallmark moment that sets pretty lovers against a painted sky. An epic about this day of infamy should shake you to the core. But the real infamy about Pearl Harbor is that when you exit, you don't feel a thing."
Richard Schickel - Time Magazine
Time Magazine's movie critic, Richard Schickel, doesn't "say Pearl Harbor is a totally terrible movie. It is watchable in a dim, beclouded sort of way."
Time Magazine's movie critic, Richard Schickel, doesn't "say Pearl Harbor is a totally terrible movie. It is watchable in a dim, beclouded sort of way."
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
America's most famous movie critic reviews Pearl Harbor in his weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times.
America's most famous movie critic reviews Pearl Harbor in his weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times.