Don't listen to the critics! Every single ticket was SOLD OUT out everywhere in most times in advance. People were lined up in long lines in theater after theater. It's one ofthe most anticipated movie this year. I had to purchase next day's and came back. It was long (3 hours) and the war scenes could be a little cumbersome, but very realistic. It took the audience back to that fateful day on December 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed the U.S. harbor in Hawaii. Spectacular, beautiful, sweet, charming, funny, threatening and touching. Simply sublime. It's a story about real war with human elements, friendships (indescribably strong and moving and transcended over death), love, camaraderie, humor, loyalty and patriotism.
DVD: http://tinyurl.com/yeb3lb6