What a film!

Rating: 9/10 (26 September 2007)

A cracking piece of film-making this.
Beautifully filmed, acted and realised, this has to be the movie of the year. There is one scene when the soldiers arrive at Dunkirk which is quite simply breath-taking.
The plot is a joy and presented in a way to keep the viewer guessing, and intrigued. There is an ominous feel to the opening scenes, as a precursor to the later scenes, but many funny moments. This is aided by an excellent soundtrack; compare the witty use of typing in the score and how it is echoed in gunfire later on.
Keira Knightley and James McAvoy really earn their acting stripes here - these are subtle and deeply emotional, but also wonderfully repressed, performances.
Hats off to Joe Wright!