In fact, in an attempt to convey multiple stories, “Midway” introduces so many characters it can be difficult to track who is who and hard to figure what the exact story of the battle is. [19][20] All-in-all, Lionsgate spent around $40 million promoting the film. Wow, this is a heck of a cast, although, in all fairness, Fonda might just be here to make up for "Battle of the Bulge", because this is, of course, yet another one of those overlong, star-studded war films that's just about one big battle. The attack leads the US to enter World War II. Horror is not a popular genre in November these days. ... Powered by Rotten Tomatoes Rate Movie. [5], In April 2018, Woody Harrelson and Mandy Moore joined the ensemble cast for the film. Nautilus, an American submarine attacks an enemy carrier but the torpedo misses its target. Copyright © Fandango. The script is confusing and messy, with attention exclusively paid to the strategic problems of both sides, and its development is crude, dry, and boring. On the plus side, Dark Fate is one of those rare films whose Tomatometer score is actually getting better as it expands and more critics see it: it is currently Fresh at 72% after spending time in the 60s. A director best known for science fiction extravaganzas like “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow” (though he also helmed the Revolutionary War historical drama “The Patriot”), Emmerich knows his way around stirring visuals. Aside from the Twilight statistic noted above, Midway’s $17.5 million is the lowest opening weekend for Roland Emmerich since Stargate in 1994 ($16.6 million) and it seems unlikely to stretch to $71.5 million as that film did. Luke Evans in “Midway.” The movie, set during the World War II battle, unexpectedly topped the box office this weekend. Trouble is, I want that 4th carrier. In third place was “Playing With Fire,” a Paramount Pictures comedy with Keegan-Michael Key, John Cena and Judy Greer that opened this weekend to around $12.8 million in sales according to Comscore, which compiles box office data. The film stands to feel much more manufactured, but war pieces of this type thrive on realism, thus, when the film resorts to contrivances, perhaps even histrionics, no matter how moderate, it kind of annoys, thought that might simply be because its laziness is exacerbated by familiarity. Get the Indie Focus newsletter, Mark Olsen's weekly guide to the world of cinema. To make an uninvolving movie out of one of the most decisive battles of the Second World War may seem a dubious challenge, but there's no denying Universal their full credit in meeting it.

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