I Usually Hate War Movies, however...

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2020)

1917 wasn't your average, soldiers-are-heroes, flag-waving, god-bless-the-military, good-guy-vs.-bad-guy, propaganda piece. This was a cinematic work of art. Roger Deakins is a god among men and will win his second Oscar. Thomas Newman deserves his first for his soaring, amazing score. Dennis Gassner's sets, well - no words. George McKay was terrific in the lead role and the supporting players were all excellent.
I once read that the top two reasons people go to the movies are to laugh and to scream. Those are probably the blithering idiots who gave this film one star, calling it "boring." You people have no idea what you just watched.