Edge of your seat cinema

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2018)

Dunkirk is the kind of movie that comes along quite rarely these days. The thinking man's action movie. There's no pandering here. You either find your own emotional connection to the events on screen, or you don't.
The protagonists in Dunkirk are mostly anonymous, dialog is sparse. But for me that's what makes it so remarkable and satisfying. I don't like my exposition spoon fed to me. A look, a gesture, a grunt can impart all that is really needed if it's done right.
That isn't to say there aren't some extraordinary performances here. Tom Hardy, as always, really shines as the totally badass Spitfire pilot who pulls out all the stops to help save the day.
I've watched Dunkirk a number of times now, and each viewing has been as thrilling as the first. Plenty of emotion as far as I'm concerned.