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Pearl Harbor (2001)

"It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives."
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๐Ÿ‘ 85%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 34% (RT: 24%, MC: 44) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
3h 3m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.9/10 (6,910 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
Metacritic
44
Cast
Ben Affleck as Rafe McCawley
Kate Beckinsale as Evelyn Johnson
Josh Hartnett as Danny Walker
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Doris Miller
Jon Voight as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Sizemore as Earl Sistern
Alec Baldwin as James Doolittle
Ewen Bremner as Red Winkle
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it based on 6,910 votes. Critics scored it lower at 34%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • During the filming of Pearl Harbor, Ben Affleck improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
  • Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
  • Michael Bay originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
Audience Consensus

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates, the sixth installment in the Harry Potter series. The film follows Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts as the wizarding world grows increasingly dangerous under Lord Voldemort's rising power. Dumbledore enlists Harry's help to retrieve a crucial memory from the new Potions professor, Horace Slughorn, played by Jim Broadbent, that reveals the secret to Voldemort's apparent immortality โ€” the existence of Horcruxes, objects containing fragments of his soul.

Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy carries out a mysterious mission for Voldemort, and Harry discovers an old Potions textbook filled with handwritten spells and notes belonging to the enigmatic "Half-Blood Prince." David Yates crafted the most visually distinctive film in the franchise, employing desaturated, almost monochromatic color grading that gave the production an oppressively dark atmosphere befitting the story's themes of encroaching evil. The film balanced its darker elements with the franchise's most extensive exploration of teenage romance, as Harry, Ron, and Hermione navigate complicated feelings amid the growing threat. Jim Broadbent's performance as the genial but evasive Slughorn was praised as one of the finest additions to the series' already stellar ensemble cast.

The film's devastating climax, which included the death of one of the series' most important characters, represented a point of no return for the franchise. Tom Felton delivered his strongest performance as Draco Malfoy, bringing genuine anguish to a character previously portrayed as a one-dimensional antagonist. Half-Blood Prince earned $934 million worldwide and was considered by many critics to be the most cinematically accomplished film in the series.

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