One of The Best of The Decade

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2020)

Dunkirk - Review
I've heard Nolan described as an emotional mathematician. If that's true, and I believe it is, there is no other film where he has the better opportunity to display his sensibilities as a director than he does in DUNKIRK. Unlike his work in THE PRESTIGE, THE DARK KNIGHT, INCEPTION, and INTERSTELLAR, this is a film grounded in reality, forcing the filmmaker to flex his muscles in less conventional ways. His ambition in following three stories (land, sea, and air) all of which cover different spans of time, pay off in an experience that feels like you're watching the third act of a war movie... except, that is this entire film. The film is simultaneously massive in scope and horrifyingly claustrophobic. It's a technical marvel in cinematography, music, and storytelling. The story bears the filmmakers trademark themes, yet finds interesting ways to package them in unexpected ways. More than that, this is a British film for British people. One in which they can take pride. It's a film about survival and humanity. It's a film about a country coming to save the men that left their home to save it... and that country welcoming them back with open arms when the men coming home feel like they don't deserve it.