Dunkirk is well-done, but not a legit rival of either its "war" film, nor Nolan produced predecessors

Rating: 7/10 (24 July 2017)

...However, if you go to see Dunkirk under the impression of having your mind blown by the next great wartime classic of our generation, then you may be slightly disappointed. I admit I was in this group. Earlier on, I mentioned Nolan is my favorite director, and he still is. But after watching him in previous works do things like dismantle the predecessors of the superhero and sci-fi genres in one shot each, I wanted so badly for him to do the same with the war genre. I wanted to leave saying, "Tom Hanks needs to step his game up now with the historical war films, because Nolan set the bar higher again!" But I didn't find myself saying thatat all.
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