Great technique, very pretty. But boring.

Rating: 6/10 (5 February 2020)

I was bored. The story was not interesting. The script was shallow and not believable. No character development. The one shot filming that worked great in Birdman, becomes tedious here as very little actually happens.
The movie's cinematography, special effects and camera tricks are cool to watch for awhile, but not for 2 hours.
There are many great WW1 movies. This one is not and hopefully won't be recognized as one. See : All Quiet on the Western Front, Paths of Glory, Gallipoli, Lawernce of Arabia, Grand Illusion, Sergeant York, Farewell to Arms and many others are far better movies than 1917..
It would be a shame if this boring movie becomes "the standard" for WW1 movies above the many, many movies far superior.
It wasn't bad. It was good. But why did they spend so much money on a soft, boring, unbelievable script? Such a waste money and talent.