A masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2020)

This movie is absolutely stunning. It looks like it's one single shot, a la Hitchcock's Rope. McKay is a phenomenal actor. He's not upstaged by any of his scenes with bigger names, like Strong, Firth, or Cumberbatch. I've heard others complain about the story, which I don't get. The story is not 100% true. But it honors the memory of those who fought and died in that horrible war. It lays bare the reality of trench warfare without gratuitous violence. It's not a cookie cutter happy ending. But it's satisfying. And really, the cinematography is just mesmerizingly beautiful.