Cinematic Masterwork

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2020)

Usually I find that user ratings on IMDB of movies are a bit too high. In the case if user ratings for this film, currently at 8.5, the overall rating is 1.5 points too low! This is simply a cinematic masterpiece, period. No movie in history has ever been filmed as if in one long, uncut scene! Genius and ground-breaking film making. Breathtaking cinematography. Grit and beauty and reality of war, through the lens of the Director's personal knowledge passed from his own grandfather. Tear-jerking, heart-wrenching, pulsating tension, individuals persevering through an ever changing and huge landscape of war and the unknown - this is an epic brilliantly made for the big screen experience - bold yet nuanced. There was no better film released in 2019, and the fact that overall IMDB rating is anything less than 10 can only speak on behalf of those persons rating this film who have not closely followed and watched films from the silents to today, evaluating story first and foremost, then in close conjunction with directing, acting, cinematography, sets and sound. This movie is exquisitely detailed in every aspect of story-telling and film making. Thank you, Sam Mendes!