The visual effects were good but they frequently used the wrong model airplanes. Why, if they're going to go to all of the trouble and expense of using computer generated aircraft, couldn't they have used the correct model planes? That's just plain sloppy.

There were other gaffs in the movie like the shot of the real Pearl Harbor with the "Arizona Memorial" plainly visible.

The love story aspect of the movie was pathetic. So were several other parts of the movie. I did end up buying a copy of the DVD but I got it used at Blockbuster for $7.50. That's about all it's worth. "Tora, Tora, Tora" was a much more accurate historical respresentation of the attack.

As for all the other movies, I didn't see a single one of them. As a general rule, just about any movie with Nichlos Cage or Kevin Cosner will probably suck, as do most movies with John Travolta, Keanu Reeves, and Sylvester Stallone.