Fantastic movie!!! Writing, directing, cinematography all top notch!

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2017)

Christopher Nolan puts together another epic movie! This time, it's his first foray into historical fiction, featuring the Allies precarious situation at Dunkirk.
Some people have commented that the "characters have no depth", that is partly true, for good reason. There are no main actors in this film. While we do have big names like Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy...none of them have a significant role in this movie, which is the point I think Nolan was going for.
Usually a movie features a protagonist, and an antagonist. But the way a friend of mine pointed out, the War itself, is the main character. The actors we see, just are small pieces to the larger story. There is no useless dialogue in this movie either...the action starts within a minute or so of the start. And really doesn't let up! When the Stuka dive bombers are coming down, you feel like you were actually there. You feel every gunshot...the whole movie was a visceral experience unlike any war movie I'd seen before. I strongly recommend this film!