Great atmosphere, empty characters

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2017)

A war with no blood is no war. PG-13 makes this look like a cleaned documentary. The characters are rarely questionable in their decisions, even with their lives at risk in every moment: too much heroism and very little moral misery. The film is closer to propaganda than to the real thing.
Besides the obvious disappointment with characters and heroism, I've loved the cinematography, the storytelling, the pace and the oppressive atmosphere created by Nolan. It really makes you feel the clock ticking. Hans Zimmer job with the soundtrack is kind of an environmental sound design rather than actual music. It works, but is far from the thing he gave us in Interstellar.
In short, this is a remarkable film, but not the thing I expected from Nolan. Really enjoyable in terms of immersion but failing in key things like characters and moral decisions