Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Jeremey reviewedMay 22, 2025
Pearl Harbor — the film that asks: “What if a national tragedy had abs, explosions, and a love triangle nobody asked for?”
I used the 1080p Blu-ray to demo plasma TVs and seat rumbling synced subwoofers back in the day.
Customers didn’t walk out informed — they walked out thinking war was a roller coaster with a shirtless Josh Hartnett in the front seat.
The history? Optional.
The slow-mo? Mandatory.
The romance? Somehow survived more bombings than the actual base.
Kate Beckinsale could've ended the war with a single glance. Affleck and Hartnett act like they're in a cologne commercial that keeps getting interrupted by actual warfare.
Bay gave us explosions so clean, they make death look like a fireworks show.
Japan starts things off with an unannounced party — and Bay responds by turning every frame into a recruitment ad for testosterone.
★★★★☆ – Historically questionable, emotionally manipulative, and worth every damn watt of surround sound.