re: Midway

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But I'll rent it if it's a 6/10.

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Go ahead and rent it. Not great, but certainly watchable. 6-7/10 seems appropriate. I found it to be better than Dunkirk or Pearl Harbor, for example.

The southern/southwestern accents from a couple of the main characters is a little overdone, and the dialogue has its cheesy moments but otherwise it was an enjoyable watch. The visual effects are good.

It covers a longer period of time than the original Midway with Heston and Fonda, as it touches on the PH attacks and the early months of 1942. That said, it didnt come off as a history lesson, so I think you will enjoy it.

Woody does a good job as Adm. Nimitz, even though I have Henry Fonda as Nimitz burned into my mind from seeing the 1970's version a thousand times as a child.