Synopsis
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
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Cast
- Ed SkreinLieutenant Richard 'Dick' Best
- Patrick WilsonRear Admiral Edwin T. Layton
- Woody HarrelsonAdmiral Chester W. Nimitz
- Luke EvansCommander Wade McClusky
- Mandy MooreAnne Best
- Luke KleintankLieutenant Clarence Earle Dickinson
- Dennis QuaidVice Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- Aaron EckhartLieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
- Keean JohnsonChief Aviation Radioman James Murray
- Nick JonasBruno Gaido
Recommendations
- 88
The Seattle Times
The effects work rivals the likes of “Saving Private Ryan” and, well, “Independence Day.” It’s spectacular and realistic-looking. That’s to be expected. What’s not expected is how serious-minded and well-acted the picture is. - 70
Variety
The film’s drama is B-movie basic. But the destructive colliding metal-on-metal inferno of what war is makes Midway a picture worth seeing. - 65
IGN
I walked out wondering how a mini-series might have better served this historic moment and the men who made it. Still, with all its gaps and flaws, Midway is a serviceable ode to servicemen this Veteran's Day weekend. - 60
Time Out
Steel battleships and raining fire are Midway’s primary colors; the movie flaunts its hugeness at every turn. You’ll never mistake it for the real thing, but Emmerich’s eye for historical detail is scary. - 60
Arizona Republic
While the movie doesn’t break new ground, it’s a story pretty well told. If you’re a fan of war epics of movies about flying, you’ll find something that holds your interest. - 59
TheWrap
Like many of Emmerich’s movies, even the better ones, Midway loses sight of the humanity inside its vast vistas of devastation. It’s a giant film with a very small impact. - 50
The A.V. Club
A stolid film that largely rests on its director’s competence at helming extravagant aerial views of pyrotechnic destruction. - 42
IndieWire
If the film’s story is steered by a hard-nosed focus on the large and small of what actually happened, the way Emmerich tells it feels more informed by WWII movies than it does by the war itself.
