Midway

The film starts with the Doolittle raid in April 1942. Then it follows both sides as the Japanese plan the Midway raid while the Americans try to decipher their plans and then plan to surprise them. It culminates in the Battle of Midway on June 4-7. This is the dying breathe of the old Hollywood war epic. It reused many stock footage from the war and from other war movies like "Tora! Tora! Tora!". I saw the theatrical version. I don't like the inclusion of the Japanese-American love story which feels like a politically correct addition. It needs to concentrate simply on the Midway battle. The acting power is filled with great old warhorses. The war action is pretty good mixing in the various difference styles of footage. The use of real footage is very effective. I especially like the prominence of the Japanese side of the battle. It helps enlighten the battle. There are a few minor disputes on accuracies. In general, this is a simple straight forward war movie without much nuances.