A worthy addition to the war genre. Just incredible.

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2018)

I want to keep this review brief (things can and do change!), let me first say my great uncle was captured by the Japanese in WWII and subsequently the POW ship he was on was blown up by the Americans. He never returned home. There are only losers in war.
I am generally a cold-hearted s.o.b. when it comes to movies but WWII can really churn me up inside, this one had me sobbing like a child, for the right reasons.
At first I was completely enamoured by the amazing colour and beauty of the moving images on screen, it was like a colourised black & white image from the time. War does not look this pretty. As the film progressed that imagery started to come together to engage the characters thoughts and emotions with barely a word said. By the end, well, it was a journey.
In rigid terms of film itself, Christopher Nolan has shown his true form again and created an outstanding piece of work and I applaud all involved.
Do I recommend this movie? Yes, 100%.
I wouldn't dream of giving a score of 10/10 to any film but for the impact it had with me, to give it 9/10 would be a disservice.
Watch it and disagree with me, but let us never forget. We should never forget.
Edit Oct 2019: Not only do I stand my original view, it's only grown stronger. I am utterly dismayed to see some reviews giving less than 5 stars, these are children that do not know film, and certainly have no conception of war and the sacrifices that come with it (and not least constructive criticism). They should be ignored without question. It is a testament to Nolans work to maintain such a high rating amongst fools with a keyboard.
I adore Christopher Nolan but for me, Interstellar was a huge let down (but in terms of film, very exceptional).
This is his Opus Magnum, it can be hard to quantify for the uninitiated, but we are initiated. I cry just thinking about this film, having seen it once it is truly a difficult time to experience again, but we must, and when I need a good cry I now have a choice of Gladiator or Dunkirk.
This is the one of very few films that will make you cry through your nose. I will always break down when Derek Jacobi says 'Who will help me carry him' towards the end of Gladiator, if Kenneth Branagh saying 'so far' does not equivocate the same with yourself, I pity your absolute lack of empathy.
I'm a 40 year old man, I don't want this kind of sadness but I need it to remind me just how lucky I am and what truly makes a man, human.
During these times woman were not forced nor volunteered for this kind of chaos, not to say they were not part of it, no-one deserves to be part of it, and this film encapsulates that fact like no other I have seen in the modern era.
Christopher Nolan (and cast & crew), I salute thee.