astrid

Dunkirk

i'm just saying chris nolan is a mastermind for putting cillian murphy and harry styles in a movie together, even if they don't have a single scene together

grimmer

Dunkirk

The story is deep and hard hitting, and shows the horrible nature of war. The scenes are literally beautiful, with some of the greatest shots I’ve ever seen. At times it feels very depressing as the story is so deep, however I still thoroughly enjoyed this.

breakfastcowl

Dunkirk

Cagey production-- the time/perspective shifts greatly reducing the scale of an otherwise massive operation. Nailed the claustrophobic, metal coffin terror, though.

ILYAS

Dunkirk

This is not a review. This is an appreciation. I watched every single Christopher Nolan film from start to finish: Following to Oppenheimer, and I saved Dunkirk for last. Seeing that 100% hit felt like closing a book you didn't want to end. Dunkirk might be the most intense film I've ever seen. I was on edge and stressed for the entire runtime eating my cuticles without even realizing it, which rarely happens. Hans Zimmer's soundtrack alone gives me goosebumps every time the man understands tension better than anyone ever lived . And Nolan understood something most war directors don't: you don't need to explain war, you need to make someone feel it. No backstory, no speeches, just survival stripped down to its bones. Tom Hardy carrying a whole film behind a mask again. Cillian Murphy traumatized again. Some things are just right. What makes Nolan untouchable isn't one thing it's everything together. The casting, the stories, the timelines, the dialogue, the obsession with doing it practically when everyone else went digital. There's no one doing it like him. Not even close. Now waiting for The Odyssey. He'll always be my favorite. This was the perfect film to end on.