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Yeah...I had to roll my eyes at certain parts. The entire Jimmy Doolittle raid scene was terrible writing. *Man enters wardroom* Man: You gotta see this. *Both men go up on deck and see the B-25 bombers on the neighboring carrier* Man #2: WTF is this shite?! You're telling me this is the first time you notice the giant B-25 Mitchells strapped to the neighboring Hornet even though they're literally about to launch?

couldn't let this slide...that is exactly what happened. the enterprise and hornet rendezvoused before the launch. I remember reading specifically from my book on the enterprise the crew waking up one morning and laying eyes on the hornet's deck seeing bombers. keep in mind most of the ships men did not know what mission they were on (at any time), let alone know what even part of the pacific they were in.

just saw the movie today...I enjoyed it. historically accurate, working in the major details of midway and the lead up. if one does not know ww2 history that well they might have a tough time following.

like others, did not like dick best's character, not well acted, neither was wade mcclusky's character.

I thought it fell short in explaining the error in re-arming the Japanese bombers and why McClusky's discovery of the IJN Arashi was so critical to the battle.

I could pick it apart but wont. very difficult story to put together in 2 hours but they did.

and I don't really understand the complaints about CGI. w/o sounding sarcastic, how the hell else were they supposed to do it? the dive runs into the onslaught of flak were incredible and realistic....as well as how long the pilots held their dive risking life, crew and plane to make sure their bombs hit home which is word for word out of the mouths of the real life pilots.

go see it, its not a masterpiece but far from disappointing.

This post was edited on 11/17/19 at 6:27 pm