One of Nolan's best films yet...

Rating: 9/10 (5 August 2017)

Christopher Nolan is an admirable filmmaker. Every time he comes up to bat, he swings for the fences. Sometimes he misses (The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar) and sometimes he succeeds wildly (Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception). Dunkirk is a wild success, and may rank as one of my favorite of his films. The film immediately throws you into the action and never lets up, taking you on a journey that is intense, terrifying and incredibly satisfying. Technically, the film is impeccable. The cinematography is gorgeous. Nolan uses both 70mm and IMAX cameras, giving the film both an epic and a claustrophobic look. The score is brilliant, using a ticking clock motif that never lets up. The film is also complexly structured, following land, air and sea and the different stories that take place in each different area. Dunkirk jolts back and forth in time to tell each of these stories, and honestly, I think it works all the better for it. It gives you the feel of the confusion and chaos of war. At this point, I'm not sure if this movie is a 10/10 yet. I'd have to go see it again, but as it stands, it is a very solid 9/10. Go see it on the biggest screen possible.