I thought "Midway" should have been 3/ 3+. There was not enough time to cram what had to be told. ACTUALLY, Midway could EASILY be a Band Of Brothers series.
But what you are saying....Yeah, I have seen some movies that are fictional stories that just draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag with an overkill of action sequences. Took my boys to the first or second (Lost track) Transformer flick and GEEESH!! There was one action scene that made me wanna say... OK!! WE GET IT!!!
If a flick has some substance to it (RARE THESE DAYS!!) I'm all for a long movie.