Review of Dunkirk (2017) by David A — 21 Aug 2017

Christopher Nolan's retelling of the Dunkirk evacuation is, to be honest, less than epic coming in at under two hours long. But that isn't to say that the film is slight. Intertwining three separate but linked stories and jumping about the timeline so you see cause and effect from multiple viewpoints, Dunkirk brings alive a historical event where what should have been a catastrophic defeat is turned into a bittersweet almost victory.

If there's a real problem with the movie it is that it is too short and could have done with another hour to flesh out the characters a bit more. As it is, we end up feeling more like interested bystanders than involved participants.