Its format is more of a hero movie than a war movie despite the subject.

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2020)

I found it a good action movie. It started off strong but some of script and acting was so on the nose all I could think of is Starship troopers (So I guess the ST parody is still relevant today). I think there is a place for these spins on historic events in movies, they just overdid it so it comes across a little as a fictional story.
Midway was a little unfortunate to be released near 1917 so I've seen both movies with the other still fresh. One is based on a minor event where the movie manages to carry the weight of war and one is a major event that fails to in comparison.
I find this really unfortunate, it was almost there for me. It certainly had it's moment's and it's only small parts throughout that jump the shark.