“Midway” Relegates Real Chinese Story in Favor of CGI and C-List Stars

After writing 2,000 words about China and the movie Midway last week, it was fun to learn that Kenny Leu and the Chinese cast are on screen for about 85 seconds of a two-hour movie. Not that this was unusual for the film. You know you’re in trouble when watching a movie about the Battle of Midway and Mandy Moore’s character has more screen time than the guy playing Admiral Yamamoto. There’s also a slow dance scene at the officer’s club on Hawaii (Cocktails! Jazz! The ’40s!) that somehow takes up more time than the entire Doolittle Raid.