Appallingly Bad

Rating: 1/10 (9 November 2019)

If you want to see good war movies, watch 1977 "A Bridge Too Far" and 1969 "Battle of Britain." By contrast, this movie is simply rubbish. Also poor choice of writer and director.
"A Bridge Too Far" had way better explanation of the overall situation through skillful use of exposition within the first half hour, and they did it with very good acting and dialogues that expertly differentiated all the major players. "Midway" by comparison is like having a kindergartner write the script and a manic preteen direct the movie.
The aerial combat scenes in "Battle of Britain" are probably the best ever done on screen. And they did not have any CGI. The big air battle towards the end of that movie had more tension and realism that put all the fake and unrealistic plane scenes in "Midway" to cartoonish shame. Heck, even the ensemble cast of pilots in BoB were more interesting and memorable.
Both "A Bridge Too Far" and "Battle of Britain" cost about the same as "Midway" in today's dollars. Both also had an ensemble cast of well-known and very good actors. Sadly, "Midway" seems to have wasted all of its money on really bad-looking CGIs and also failed to have the same quality of actors as in 1969 or 1977. Probably all the good actors read the script and immediately saw how dumb it was.
A quick note about how this 2019 version compares with the 1976 movie: Both are equally bad. A few examples: A complete disregard for the order of battle, which was of critical importance in the actual battle. The several air attacks from Midway Island were never shown. This is a deep disrespect for the men who died in these crucial assaults that made possible the final outcome. Also, the older version used historically inaccurate footage, while the newer version had inexcusable inaccurate CGI version of aircraft and ordnance.
If you enjoy history and in particular WW2 history, then skip this dumb movie.