A masterpiece from Nolan

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2019)

SYNOPSIS
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
SPOILER-FREE
Awesome. Terrifyingly tragic. That is all I can sum up this movie for. FAIR WARNING though; if you're watching this movie thinking it's like the Call of Duty game series, Pearl Harbor or any other movie glorifying war, this isn't that movie. If you're watching thinking it's gonna have those big action scenes you might imagine in a war movie, this isn't that. Or if you're watching just because of Harry Styles, then get your butt off your seat. This isn't a contemporary movie. It's not for the people with short-attention span that 30 minutes in you might be sleepy because of it. It's a thinking movie. All of Nolan's movies are. It's more in line with Saving Private Ryan or The Pianist. It's an anti-war movie.
The biggest compliment I can give to this movie is that it's successfully made me feel like I'm there, with the rest of the characters. It made me feel helpless, terrified, senses fueled to the max and uneasy. It's like watching the perfect horror thriller movie, without the need to show you the ghost / the killer. Some might even say that the movie is too much to take. And I would agree with that.
You can tell that this movie is an experiment from Christopher Nolan. It's his least dialogued movie. And seeing that he has a resume full of heavy dialogue movies, I'd say that's a pretty awesome feat and achievement. This movie is where he showcases his talent of visual storytelling, something that some might say a bit missing from his repertoire. And this movie debunked that entirely.
The characters did their job well too. Suprisingly, Harry Styles's character has more dialogues than the protagonist, Tommy (Fionn Whitehead). But the most stand out performer for me is Aneurin Barnard. So few lines yet so pivotal. Famously, Nolan hates the use of CGI and digital cameras. So they were no surprises that the movie doesn't have that. It also means that the best way to enjoy this movie is in the cinema, either digital or IMAX
theatre.
Probably the only negative thing to complain is the movie is a bit short, the shortest Nolan movie I think. But I don't think the movie need anymore exposition scene anyway. And it might be a negative to some (not to me) but you definitely need to pay full attention to this movie. Especially when a few info comes out on the screen, cause otherwise it might be a bit disorienting and some not be able to piece it together. And to that people I'd say "If you didn't understand a book, it's not the book's fault". In a nutshell, a perfect movie. Another masterpiece from Nolan. He delivers yet again.