Surprisingly uninvolving.

Rating: 6/10 (14 August 2019)

I enjoy historical film, I enjoy war films, I enjoy visually striking films, I enjoy Christopher Nolan films ... but in spite of being all these things "Dunkirk" left me unimpressed.
The lack of continuity in the weather/sea conditions was excruciating. The dialogue (such as it was) was clumsy & cliched, the characters (such as they were) were undeveloped & the plot structure was clunky. Some nice action sequences & beautiful cinematography, but a hollow emotional core with an old-fashioned, but unconvincing, overlay of patriotic sentiment.