The best film I've seen in years

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2020)

Unfortunately, I think this film has let itself down to certain audiences by being too realistic. A lot of the reviewers on here seem to envision war as being all "YEE-HAW"'s and explosions, with awesome Kung-fu fights with cool front flips. If that's what you want out of a war time movie, like the critics, do not go and watch 1917.
If you do however, want to see a film with a realistic world war 1 setting, containing believable gun fights, gruesome (yet realistic) props, moments with high suspense and great, well thought out dialogue, then you should go and see 1917.
A lot of people seem to be comparing this to Saving Private Ryan (which with all due respect a great movie), but it's like comparing Gladiator to Saving Private Ryan. For starters, 1917 and Saving Private Ryan aren't even the same war. WW1 was mainly trenches, suspense and rubbish equipment. A lot of WW1 probably was boring and actionless, sitting around wondering when you'll be sent to your death. It's like comparing Chalk and Cheese. Of course there are similarities (they're both war films being pretty much the only one), but there is so much that is different. 1917 should be seen as a completely different film, not a Saving Private Ryan remake. If that's what you're expecting, you'll be disappointed.
The story, I agree, is slightly unbelievable. But when have movie plots ever been 100% realistic? Especially action films. It's a film, not a documentary. Don't get too caught up on whether this scenario would have ever taken place. If you're going to deduct stars from your review because "the scenario isn't believable", I suggest you never step foot in a cinema or watch a film ever again, because there's a lot of films out there that are going to leave you very triggered.