I can think of no other movie that has as many big stars all acting like wood and speaking constant clichés. The writer and director were clearly looking at the big picture, and you'll have to as well. Pay no attention to the laughable sub-plot lines and dialogue, and ignore the high school acting. From a historical perspective, the movie is informative and really does try to put you at that point in time. As a popcorn historical war film it is entertaining enough. That's why I gave it a 7. (Same goes for 'Pearl Harbor' by the way. Another good war film doomed by bad sub-plotting.) Fast forward past the mini-dramas amongst the characters and get to the good stuff. The characters' angst doesn't matter and you won't care about missing it.
Review of Midway
