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Midway (out Jan 30) is a bloated, confusing, cliché-laden World War II movie that isn’t worthy of the actual events it is trying to recreate. The characters feel like they've been lifted from a 1980s action movie and the dialogue is dreadful. Many other filmmakers have done it before when it comes to powerful WWII movies… and done it much better. Grade: C.