Horrible movie

Rating: 1/10 (14 May 2018)

I was surprised from the start from the lack of any plot or character development. Yes, we know the "plot" is that the Germans had surrounded the allied forces, but there were no scenes that conveyed the fighting, retreating, or the sense of desperation. Just a huge empty beach with lines of men close to the water. This is hardly any more dramatic than lines of men at a soup kitchen.
A soldier (who didn't bother staying with his unit) clung to the rafters of a pier while listening to senior officers talking. So what? There is a French "infiltrator" among British troops. The British clearly got the first tickets out, and resented the fact that a poor French bastard didn't want to stay in Dunkirk. Big whoopee. There was a soldier who suffered from PTSD. *Yawn* A rescue boat was in an oil slick that could have caught on fire, but (of course) got out of it in time. *shrug* There was a plane that somehow never ran out of gas until the very end of the movie. *woot*
Early on, a troop-carrying ship passed one rescue ship. Nobody said a word. Later in the movie, a troop-carrying ship passed a lot of rescue ships. Everyone went crazy and whooped. Didn't the single ship deserve some attention too?
There was absolutely nothing exciting in this movie. The director did nothing to engage our attention. He made a somewhat interesting subject as boring as it could possibly be. The reviewers who gave this movie positive ratings don't know what they're talking about.
This movie almost made me wish the Germans had invaded Dunkirk because it sure as hell would have made for a better movie than this. Total waste of time.