Midway
Midway
MIDWAY centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome the odds.
Vincent Reggiannini reviewedAugust 9, 2025
Any true documentary would bore most modern audience to death. This is a cartoon, expository collection of nonsense stories centered around the pivotal Midway theater.
It is simply impossible to accurately portray the events or the people as they really happened and as they really behaved to a modern audience today.
The Pearl Harbor scene where enemy planes are literally flying between battleships 25’ above the surface is pure 6th grade level realism, because some Hollywood type thought “it would look cool”.
A sailor almost refuses to shimmy across a rope to save his life because his hands were slightly singed? Were Ernie and Bert that guy’s squad leaders? Did Big Bird train him?
The honest truth is even if the producers wanted to create an historically accurate depiction of the true events, and highlight some of the truly heroic and gut-wrenching decisions those kids made (yes, they were kids back then - 18-24 year olds with more fortitude than you’d find in 10,000 age appropriate people today) they wouldn’t be able to maintain the attention of today’s audiences.
Just because the people involved in this conflict didn’t wear capes and tights and fly around like super-heroes doesn’t mean anything they did was not worthy of respect is an unfortunate reflection of today’s society.
I give it one and a half stars (instead of 1) only because I know this was loosely based on real events, no matter how poorly that was represented here. If you want Sesame Street drama then watch this, if you want anything else avoid this garbage.