Amazing historical fiction turned into a overblown art project.

Rating: 4/10 (24 July 2017)

The subject matter of Dunkirk is fascinating true life tale of heroism and patriotism which should present the perfect canvas for a filmmaker. However, this film falls flat. Instead of a glorious landscape that puts the audience into the battle itself, we are left with an impressionist piece in which the audience must provide their own dialogue, character depth, and epic size.
As other reviewers have stated what did they spend $150 million on? Dunkirk essentially presents a couple thousand men standing on the beach waiting for a ride, with a couple of planes flying around. Not exactly "Epic."
If you walk into this film expecting Saving Private Ryan, you will simply be bored and left unsatisfied as I was.