“Dauntless: The Battle Of Midway” (*1/2 out of four) was an inept melodrama focusing on the pivotal WWII battle at Midway and how two soldiers (Joe Barrino and Aidan Bristow) were adrift at sea and facing certain death and awaiting to be rescued while their military superiors (C. Thomas Howell and Judd Nelson) figure out how to save them and not lose the war. Film looks cheap and completely lacks any tension or intrigue and co-stars Nelson and Howell are wasted. For a much grander look at the same subject, watch 1976’s “Midway” instead.