Above average war movie

Rating: 6/10 (25 November 2019)

Midway is an above average war film that surprisingly gives a balanced account from both sides. Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Luke Evans give really good performances. The music by Harald Kloser and Thomas Wanker is excellent and there are genuinely thrilling moments in the third act. What brings it down is the CG, which whilst good enough for the most part has moments of looking bad and cheap throughout, as well as Ed Skrein's weak performance and awful accent. Still much better than Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor.