Excellent war picture

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2020)

I haven't seen many films about WW1, but Sam Mendes WW1 epic is really well done. 1917 is a crowning technical achievement as this film looks and sounds amazing. It was also well performed. While 1917 is not the most action packed war movie, it makes up for it with it's stark realism . 1917 shows the loss of innocence and the horrors of war in a manner not really seen before. This takes you to the battlefield amongst the rats and rotting corpses and drags you through the mud for the first modern war in history and is a grim and harsh tale of survival. This is a slow burn of a cinematic journey, but not one you will soon forget. Very gripping and excellent all around.