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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 26 Dec 2019

Sitting through it is like watching someone else playing a video game for two solid hours, and not an especially compelling one at that…

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By Jocelyn Noveck (253) for The Associated Press (882) on 26 Dec 2019

Yes, it’s a dazzling technical feat…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 26 Dec 2019

With brilliant, innovative, claustrophobically effective directing choices by Mendes, Oscar-worthy cinematography from the living legend Roger…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 26 Dec 2019

The movie stands out as one of the year’s most memorable experiences…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 24 Dec 2019

Mendes has made a film that feels wholly alive. It’s a carefully polished picture, not one that strives for gritty realism…

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By Kim Hughes (164) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 23 Dec 2019

It’s impossible to overstate the immersive feel and psychological sway of 1917; Mendes inhabits those god-forsaken trenches in ways that…

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By Bradley Gibson (126) for Film Threat (5,156) on 23 Dec 2019

This is war as a First Person Shooter, and it’s incredibly effective at putting the viewer in the moment…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 23 Dec 2019

The burning intensity of MacKay’s face, reflecting the ferocity and futility of war, leaves an indelible mark…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 21 Dec 2019

By the time it ends, Mendes has built within the audience an intense desire to see the men’s message successfully delivered, and like a true…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 20 Dec 2019

The intensity is overwhelming…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 19 Dec 2019

Still, one needn’t be British to feel the epic loss and grief of 1917, thanks to some very committed performances, the intimacy achieved…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 17 Dec 2019

1917 doesn’t solve the problem that was posed 100 years ago by the historical convergence of modern warfare and modern image-making technology…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 17 Dec 2019

In the case of Sam Mendes’s First World War thriller 1917, I am willing to concede that this is indeed a cinematic experience that demands…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Dec 2019

1917 is impressive but oddly distancing; ultimately stirring but too often gimmicky…

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By Matt Doughtery (1) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 12 Dec 2019

While watching 1917, there’s a sense that you’re waiting for a fresh take or an interesting point that never comes…

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By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 11 Dec 2019

What makes the vivid film such an astounding effort – and one of the year's best movies – is that it’s edited seamlessly as one continuous…

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By Matt Patches (283) for Polygon (677) on 04 Dec 2019

1917 is a noble, failed experiment in breaking the rules…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 03 Dec 2019

1917 loses its urgency just enough to make you notice and wonder “What are these two doing? Get BACK to the MISSION!”…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 03 Dec 2019

As 1917 goes on and the pair face a series of logistical challenges (navigating a collapsing bunker, crossing a bombed-out bridge), the film’s…

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By Dan Pfleegor (2) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 30 Nov 2019

The long-shot is hardly a novelty — as it so often tends to be wielded in Hollywood — but a point of view — a feeling even…

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