Not your normal backdrop for a gooey romance eh?
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The first summer blockbuster has arrived in the shape of Pearl Harbor. It's got everything needed for success - epic action adventure, stunning special effects, and an intriguing love triangle - but does it measure up. Graeme Symington went to see it.In the middle of the last century a dispute erupted over a single Europe. America sat back and watched Europe's squabbling neighbours.Life in the US was sweet and everyone was jitterbugging to the latest big band swing.  | | It was love at first flight then? |
Two best friends join the airforce to become flyboys and those tailored uniforms draw love to those boys like nectar draws bees. When one friend goes to help out those Europeans, the other is sent to Hawaii to while away his time with the other's girl. Now that's bound to lead to trouble and when the bombs start falling just how much of this love triangle will be left? This cross-genre romp is entertaining enough and the film makers make sure that just about everyone will like it: you'll be thrilled by the action sequences but if that's not your thing then you'll be swept off your feet by the romance. I must confess I'm more used to seeing war films on Saturday afternoon telly, but then again I never thought a film about a sinking boat could be called entertainment until I saw "Titanic" and let's face it this film has many more sinking ships than that one. All in all Pearl Harbor doesn't make a brilliant film but more importantly for its makers it's epic scale makes it a "one not to miss".  | 
