Excellent Battle Scenes

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2019)

I saw "Midway", starring Ed Skrein-Alita:Battle Angel, Deadpool; Patrick Wilson-Aquaman, Watchmen; Mandy Moore-This Is Us_tv, 47 Meters Down and Luke Evans-the Fast & Furious movies, The Three Musketeers_2011.
This movie is based on real life events that happened in the Pacific Ocean during 1941. It starts with the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan and continues through to the battle of Midway. It shows both sides of the conflicts-the American Fleet vs the Japanese Navy-but leans heavily on the Americans' struggles, of course. Ed plays a top pilot with Mandy as his concerned wife. Patrick is the head of military intelligence for the U.S. and Luke is another pilot. There are several good cameos-I remember seeing Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart and Nick Jonas-and lots of excellent battle scenes. During the end credits, the real people the actors are portraying are shown and you learn what happened to them after Midway. If you are a WW2 fan/buff, you should enjoy this one.
It's rated "PG-13" for war violence, language and smoking and has a running time of 2 hours & 18 minutes.
It's not one that I would buy on DVD-once was enough-but it would be a good rental.