Review of Dunkirk (2017) by Purexiii — 21 Jul 2017
Probably one of the worst movies I've seen. The only thing stopping me from walking out was hope that it would get better - it didn't.
I am dumbfounded how this even gets remotely close to an 9.0/10 average here and imdb. (Botted votes? Bribery?) Firstly the plot is empty, bland, boring, uneventful - I could go on all day...
The character development is abysmal - non-existent. You feel detached the whole film except for the first minute (which are excellent bar the annoying background title text) and then it goes straight off the cliff into the dump. I was excited and enthralled expecting an amazingly engaging film - boy was I WRONG.
Even watching Tom hardy blast away with his 10% accuracy is uninspiringly dull.
The only good points are 'decent' cinematography(the best of which being the colours and contrasts which I actually enjoyed in some brief scenes), good sound effects, soundtrack is nice but overused and repetitive.
In essence the film over-utilises cinematography and sound to form it's basis while leaving the lacklustre story and characters to support it instead of the opposite i.e developing a strong plot line and delving into the depth and breadth of characters while letting the cinematography and sound support them.
Don't waste your time or money on this cash grab.
This review of Dunkirk (2017) was written by Purexiii on 21 Jul 2017.
Dunkirk has generally received very positive reviews.
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