Unlike typical war epics, this is a "human-scale" period drama about a two-man SBD Dauntless crew fighting to survive in the open ocean after being shot down.
Despite poor CGI for backgrounds, some viewers with aviation backgrounds have confirmed that the actual flight components and cockpit instruments look surprisingly realistic. Dauntless: The Battle of Midway YIFY
On Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb , the general consensus is that the film is "pedestrian" and struggles with its limited resources. Most "good" posts suggest that if you go in expecting a high-action dogfighting movie, you will be disappointed, but if you enjoy slow-burn survival stories grounded in history, it’s a "worthy effort". Dauntless: The Battle of Midway (2019) - IMDb Unlike typical war epics, this is a "human-scale"