director Nolan plunges you right into the heart of the action

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2018)

Set against the backdrop of WWII comes this gripping, tour de force motion picture. The year is 1940, and Allied troops from Belgium, France, and England find themselves awaiting evacuation with the German army steadily closing in. The film chronicles multiple, interwoven narratives of those attempting to flee, those doing their best to aid the effort from afar, and those who would rather stand and fight. From the moment it starts it pulls you in with a vivid, breathtaking sense of time and place, and continually offers new, unexpected story turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. With a booming score, minimal dialogue, swift pacing, and a quick editing style the film is bound to keep certain viewers distant from all the goings-on, but for the most part it's effective in making you feel like you were there to witness it all; an ambitious and memorable showing. ***