exceptionally filmed

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2020)

Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield are given an urgent message by General Erinmore to deliver to a cut-off unit to stop a planned attack. They travel across abandoned German positions and across German lines facing many dangers.
This is directed by Sam Mendes with cinematography by the great Roger Deakins. It's a faux continuous shot. It's masterfully filmed. The tension is more limited until the action starts. It tries to raise the emotional content after the plane crash. It would work better if Blake starts as the main character. It could have been a great shock. That's what this movie lacks. It doesn't have the bite of great twists and turns other than the great resolution. Nevertheless, this is an exceptionally filmed war action movie and that it is worth every penny.