1917 - Shot as near as they could manage as one long take

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2020)

War drama.
The movie closely follows two ordinary soldiers, shot over a 24hr period, who have been tasked with a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that (if successful) will stop the massacre of 1600 of their own troops.
This is a very simple idea, but it works so well because it has been shot as near as they could manage, as one long take. Sam Mendes used this technique at the beginning of 'Spectre' and used here puts the viewer right in the thick of the action. However, watch carefully and you'll see where the very subtle edits have been made. The heroes are in constant danger and the viewers are apparently projected into the very tense and totally gripping scenes.
The movie is an enormous technical achievement, and remarkably executed, I was exhausted at the end.