Decent but expected more from Nolan

Rating: Null/10 (25 August 2017)

Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors and easily a very talented one. I had high expectations when I heard he was making his war movie and taking on a significant Battle during the war. Many great directors like Spielberg have sought to make great war movies and now Nolan was adding this to his resume, I was excited.
Dunkirk had a great start but that's where it ends. The film was somewhat disjointed and did not flow too well. The film was ambitious and looked at the Battle from different views but sadly this did not seem linear and while viewers could get the idea of the battle a number of unnecessary and even confusing scenes distorted the overall premise. As in real life the majority and most of the focus should have been on Dunkirk and the rescue effort but instead we had other scenes from Tom Hardy and an unwanted cameo from Harry Stiles that did not add value to this film. The acting was also sub par, we didn't see any breakthrough performances to carry the film.
Overall a decent film with great cinematography but the exciting trailer, subject content and Nolan's involvement did not make this a great film. This was my honest take on this film, I see people are acting like sheep and giving high ratings. This is nowhere near the masterpieces Nolan has made like the Dark Knight Trilogy or Inception but its not too bad.
7.5/10