Brilliant fieldwork

Rating: 8/10 (9 August 2017)

While depth of characters is a flaw for a book enthusiasts (such as me), the film work was simply brilliant — a directing masterpiece of a complex story. The soldiers, sailors and airmen in this film were outstanding, accurately depicting the fear, courage and survival instinct on the land, air and sea (but especially in the waters off Dunkirk. A salute to the resolute souls of England and France as they engaged a brutal enemy.