Best film in ages

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2019)

This is a must-see movie for everybody who enjoys historically accurate WW2 movies.
When I left the cinema I felt relief. Relief that Hollywood can still make decent movies that are not over the top full with either special effect candy or tear-jerking melodrama.
This movie combines the two without losing sight of the narrative. You get moving personal stories but also the strategy and planning behind the moves in what is the biggest theater of war the world has ever seen.
You not only see the battle like in Pearl Harbour but all the events leading up to Midway. You see the sailors but also the planners. You see aerial dog fights but also the backroom preparations, the code breakers that made it all possible.
I don't know why this movie is slammed by critics. I find it better than Dunkirk and Pearl Harbour. It's a solid 9 out of 10 even if you don't like history movies so much. My guess is that the fact that there were no flying carriers, no Nazi mutants and Captain America didn't wear a shield played a significant role in the reviews of 6 and below.
Go see it, you won't be disappointed. (unless you're looking for any of the above :))