Where the 2019 Midway film loses historical clarity

Why is the 2019 film Midway criticized even though it follows the battle's broad story?

Because broad plot fidelity does not fix omitted participants, inconsistent ship depictions, and other operational distortions.

Following the broad battle story does not make the film accurate. Key participants are removed, and the visual continuity of attacking ships becomes confused, with destroyers effectively turning into battleships between shots. Those choices make some passages effective and others historically poor, producing an uneven public account of the battle. A familiar narrative sequence can still distort the people, ships, and operational detail involved.