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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60New Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyNew Times (L.A.)Robert WilonskyIt's war porn, a movie that revels in the carnage.
- 50Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIt's a Ritalin-deprived sensibility, but it keeps you skating over the dull spots, in which the film unfortunately is rich.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovA crowd-pleasing blockbuster if ever there was one, features as its centerpiece a jaw-droppingly vivid re-creation of the Japanese attack on the U.S.'s fabled (and extremely vulnerable, as it turned out) Pacific fleet.
- 50SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie Zacharek"Pearl Harbor" is exactly the kind of prestige project you'd expect from a director like Bay, hitting all its targets with plodding precision and never once achieving surprise.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghClearly, neither screenwriter Randall Wallace nor director Michael Bay ever met a cliche he didn't embrace.
- 50New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerFor all its agonizing true-life trappings, has the staying power of a grand-scale video game. Manhattan's sushi bars are in no danger of going dark.
- 40Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumIf you decide to hit the concessions stand (where you're bound to have lots of company), I'd suggest going out for popcorn during either the first hour or the third, because the second features some pretty good big-screen effects involving planes, ships, and explosions.
- 40Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanThe chaos is convincing, but, less ruthless than Steven Spielberg, Bay eschews D-day panic and mutilation.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFiction and fantasy to evade reflection on the world we actually live in.
- 25Baltimore SunMichael SragowBaltimore SunMichael SragowA brain-dead buddy-movie tearjerker with semi-tasteful romance and tasteful gore mixed in with the derring-do.