My thanks to Sam Mendes for a fantastic piece of work

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2020)

It is easy to give this a perfect score - a hugely enjoyable piece of theatre that I couldn't fault and which was made for watching on a big screen. It was an extraordinary piece of work and all credit to those involved in putting it together.
I thought the film got the balance between the narrative, action, drama and emotion just right.
I will add a footnote on my frustration with trailers however which fortunately I didn't see for 1917. The trailer for this film apparently gives away some of the vital plot points which will spoil it - in fact I try hard to avoid any trailers of films I am interested in seeing. I know they tend to be put together by the marketeers rather than the directors which is a real shame when they reveal too much.