A movie that wears the Emperor's new clothes.

Rating: 3/10 (9 December 2017)

I marked my review as containing spoilers so let's get the major spoilers out of the way first: This movie has no plot, the editing utilized the concept of sticking random time-segments together, the characters have no motivation and no depth. The brilliant vestments critics assigned to this movie are the Emperor's new clothes. He is wearing nothing.
So, let's cut through to the chase: If you want to see a better movie about Dunkirk, with (apparently) more extras, real characters, real story and an explanation of what it is you are watching and why, then, watch the 1958 Ealing Studios production with Richard Attenborough and John Mills.
I must confess that when I was watching the few hundred people on the beaches, and the single boat coming from England, I was sure I'd see Matthew McConaughy looking for Jessica Chastain --so powerful was the connection to Interstellar created by the maddening, unnerving wall of sound that is the repetitive constant senseless soundtrack which is becoming a Nolan trademark.
Finally, the single boat (OK, there was one scene with a few dozen boats that lasted a few seconds), well, when it makes its way back to England we learn that they came from and returned to Dorset. The Historical list of 750 or so boats does not include a single one from Dorset. The real boats left from Ramsgate, 39 nautical miles from Dunkirk. Dorset is 180 nautical miles from Dunkirk.
Dunkirk was a great victory in defeat, with nearly 400,000 men saved and even in the 1958 English production it was true to life and proportions, where Nolan's 2017 production failed miserably and completely.
I was so looking forward to watching Mr. Nolan's film and I must confess I am now quite upset at young Christopher for wasting my time and making such a mess of history.
PS. At Google, the two more frequently asked questions about Dunkirk are 1) Is the battle of Dunkirk the same as D Day? and 2) Where was the evacuation of Dunkirk? Well! I guess the people who asked these questions are this movie's audience. Sorry! Really!