Review of Midway (2019) by Jumpcut_Online — 04 Dec 2019

Midway, thanks to its monotony and poorly developed characters, struggles to find its footing. Any interest the film has, the fleetingly well-shot action scenes, Nick Jonas, or a too-short Aaron Eckhart cameo, drowns in the CGI scenery, leaving a lifeless, soulless film to float to the surface. It retroactively improves 2001’s Pearl Harbour, a lifeless, soulless film in its own right.

The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the US’ involvement in World War 2, and proved to be a much-needed victory for the allied forces after the morale crushing attack on Pearl Harbour. Midway’s biggest sins are how it both failed to translate this to the screen effectively, and in so doing, leaving us longing for Michael Bay.