Disappointment - not recommended

Rating: 4/10 (24 July 2017)

Verdict: Disappointed, do not go and see this movie, unless you are a fan of war films, and can accept that you never get to know the way to many characters, never getting an emotional connection. Revisit either Interstellar or Inception instead. Do not relay on the critics and their reviews, this film is like a musical director having way to many instruments and way to many musicians, the potential is there - but Nolan failed for the first time i a long long time. Story: I have so far been a huge fan of Christopher Nolan, both his choice of stories and how to tell the story, but this film leaves me with a feeling of being an very close observer to battle/war, hearing and seeing the action - but missing backstory, the touch, emotional connection and depth of the way to many characters. This is actually one of the greatest issues especially when Nolans uses great actors like Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy and many others. The potential is huge. The trademark non linear story telling, gets a bit confusing, as you see plane fights from multiple angles during the film, daylight and night is mixed in a strange way, sometimes it takes you minutes to notice the time jump. Many scenes are repetitive, seen from different angles/different characters. Visual: Great cinematography, by Hoyte Van Hoytema who also did cinematography for Interstellar too. Nolans choice of using 70mm film, instead of going digital might work better in a real 70mm theater, but the completely renovated theater with the best in both digital projection and sound I attended resulted in a "fuzzy" look compared to recent digital films, this might be how Nolan chose to do the print the film. HD Trailers for Dunkirk look much more crisp/clearer colors. One might hope for a better analog to digital conversion to Blu Ray or UHD Blu ray - but then again this film will become less impressive a home, compared to the big screen and the massive sound. Sound: Both the sound and the music was way too loud, especially in a premium theater made for Dolby Atmos (which this film is not). I guess that Nolans basic idea is that you are "in the action", planes flying over your head, guns blasting etc. I had ringing in my ears leaving the theater, and covered my ears during some of the flight scenes, as did my wife.