So What's The Story?

The attack of Pearl Harbor was one of America's greatest intelligence failures. Midway is the immediate counter-attack that occurred after the attack of Pearl Harbor. Midway is the story of an epic battle told through the eyes of sailors, pilots and code breakers.

Is It Worth Your While?

Midway's flaw's undeniably overwhelm the pros. However, its visuals are something to look at. First of all, we have the directing by Roland Emmerich director of White House Down (no score yet). The version of the shocking story that they tried to handle relied way too heavily on the special effects. Besides the scenes about planning the attack, the director did not have much to work with. Leaving this quality slot relatively blank. Next, we have the special effects. The repetition of planes flying downwards through hordes of bullets was a popular topic that they covered. However, the battles, ships, and planes set a new standard for war special effects. Third, we have the script and story. The story struggled to find any space for just a little bit of information on the actual event. I learned more about Pearl Harbour than I did of what they were trying to explain (Midway). Also, the script's noticeably laughable dialogue threw me off course completely. Lines like "No more of that cowboy s--t." These types of lines made me burst out in laughter. I was sitting with my friend in the theatre and even he, not even being a critic stated the reasons why he hated the film. "Next time" I assured him, "we'll see something different." Overall Midway's stunning special effects are a sight to behold, but it's lousily handled story and awful script were the flaws that put the film to shame.

How Was The Cast?

It looked to me like the cast of Midway just wanted their paycheck and leave. First, we have Ed Skrein as Dick Best. A block of wood is the best way to describe his performance. He seemed inconsistent with the rest of the cast and looked as though he didn't realize he was in a war film or any film in particular. He's supposed to be playing a war hero, at least provide a solid set of acting skills. Second, we have Patrick Wilson as Edwin Layton. He was decent. At least he knew what role he was supposed to be playing and managed to provide a stable performance the whole way through. Third, we have Woody Harrelson as Chester W. Nimitz. Let me give this to you straight, when I saw this, Woody had two films out. One of them was supposedly a good performance whilst the other was completely bland and wasted. Guess which is which.

Aging 'Midway'

Midway has some blood, explosions, gunfire. People are seen burned or shot. There is destruction everywhere. However, compared to other war films, Midway keeps it pretty tame. Overall I recommend Midway for tweens and up, if you want to see it.

By: Quinn Marcus