This movie starts off with the famous "Doolittle Raid" on Japan by B-25 bombers taking off from the U.S.S. Hornet. Although the actual raid didn't do much damage it essentially resulted in the Japanese decision to attempt another surprise attack upon the American fleet. This time however, rather than attack Pearl Harbor, the Japanese navy decided to invade Midway and hoped to catch what few American carriers were left out in the open for a decisive battle. Now, although this movie doesn't have the special effects that "Tora! Tora! Tora!" had 6 years earlier it does have more in-depth characters and better acting. Likewise, from an American point-of-view it also has a better historical ending than the aforementioned film. On the other hand, as mentioned earlier "Tora! Tora! Tora!" had outstanding special effects and action and in an apparent effort to bolster these two areas "Midway" reuses some footage from that movie along with film from actual World War 2 tape. Some might like that but I thought it was a bit cheap and dishonest. Be that as it may, I figure the entertainment value is still pretty good and I rate this movie as slightly above average.
