1917 (2019) - 9.1

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2020)

Act 1 - 8.5
Act 2 - 9.3
Act 3 - 9.5

The film opens with a task that holds a personal connection that stays with you throughout the film and pays off in droves at the end of the film
Both performances by MacKay and Chapman as very good and feel that these men truly care for each other
This movie is one hell of a journey that is incredibly fast paced and you feel the urgency of the mission
That being said the film also finds the right places to take a few moments to deliver powerful, smaller emotional scenes which hit hard
The one shot gimmick fades away quickly as you are completely emerged in this film and the task at hand
Still beautifully shot and executed piece of film that is a technical achievement
The score in the first half of the film follows a ticking sound that is always driving the plot forward and keeps the tension high
Dialogue feels real and the direction is perfect
Multiple memorable scenes that are some of the best of the year
The death of Chapman's character comes as a shock and it hits very hard but is perfectly done to gain optimal emotion that pays off at the end of the film when Schofield finds his brother
The shot of Schofield walking through the pillars to see a burning building and we see his silhouette is beautiful and then turns to horror as a man emerges from the side of the house and gradually charges our lead, amazing scene
Schofield's scene with the woman in the basement is intimate and personal and is a perfect moment of humanity in a terrible life or death situation
Some moments had the potential to feel corny or be mismanaged but they never are, always executed to the fullest potential
Literally the only fault I have with the film is when Schofield is being chased and should have been shot easily a few times but that is an extremely minor gripe
This is a near perfect film that hits emotionally and technically for an incredible experience

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