To enjoy the opening sequence of Roland Emmerich’s latest bloated bomb fest, Midway, you’re best off watching the trailer. The editing of the teaser manages something that Emmerich fails to do in this relentless, seemingly never-ending history lesson – it builds a degree of tension, albeit for 15 seconds.
The sequence depicts the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, replete with bombs landing on ships, explosions, more bombs landing on ships and some more explosions. We’re also introduced to some of the characters; there’s a youngster who is scared, Noo Joisey Ed Skrien as a gum-chewing rogue of a pilot, and soon enough, Patrick Wilson’s furrowed brow and Woody Harrelson’s distracting hair.
Emmerich and writer Wes Tooke haven’t spent too much time on character or dialogue (“That’s the bravest goddamn thing I’ve ever seen!” is standard fare) – this a CGI fest that uses WW2 to justify its existence,...
The sequence depicts the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, replete with bombs landing on ships, explosions, more bombs landing on ships and some more explosions. We’re also introduced to some of the characters; there’s a youngster who is scared, Noo Joisey Ed Skrien as a gum-chewing rogue of a pilot, and soon enough, Patrick Wilson’s furrowed brow and Woody Harrelson’s distracting hair.
Emmerich and writer Wes Tooke haven’t spent too much time on character or dialogue (“That’s the bravest goddamn thing I’ve ever seen!” is standard fare) – this a CGI fest that uses WW2 to justify its existence,...
- 11/7/2019
- by Richard Phippen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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