I’d say the only part that was sorta under-done was the verrrrry stressful decision it was by McCluskey for the drive-bomber elements to Risk It All, and keep flying in search of the Japanese fleet, while super low on fuel.
And it all paid off.
They did soooorta touch it, but that one point really needed to be nailed totally and they just sorta knicked it.
The only other objection I had:
They didn’t know that AF was Midway and when they later confirmed that it was, in fact that was a very deliberate ploy they hatched, in order to do that.
The guy at Midway who broadcast that in the clear was totally baffled and not at all inclined to do it, but because it was so critical that it be sent, there was another unusually senior person, there, on the transmittor’s elbow, making damned sure that it was sent.
They didn’t make that clear.
I was upset that McCluskey was not portrayed by a Black lesbian, so I am boycotting the racist film.
I think they edited some of the stuff. Probably time related. They easily could have done a 3 hour movie with an intermission since the movie covered so much ground from Pearl to Midway. It was kind of weird how they included “Sole Survivor” George Guy in the movie but did not explain his situation either in the movie or the ending credits. Just minor quibbles, though. It was an awesome movie and I plan on going to see it again.
Agree. I wonder how much was left on the cutting room floor?