Dunkirk Film Review

Finished watching Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Glynn-Carney, Barry Keoghan, Tom Hardy, Jack Lowden and Cillian Murphy. The film opens to the entire British on the beach of Dunkirk in 1940 waiting for boats to arrive and safely take them back home before the advancing German army can take over the beach. While seeing what is happening on the beach thanks to the point of view of British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) the film also shows how one of the smaller boats, the navy planed on commandeering as its owner Mr Dawson (Mark Rylance) with along with his son, Peter (Tom Glynn-Carney) and local boy, George (Barry Keoghan). Along with the interconnecting story of pilots Farrier (Tom Hardy) and Collins (Jack Lowden) as they try to stop any German planes attacking the boats crossing the sea. Overall this was a great film as it brings to life the Dunkirk evacuation at the beginning of the Second World War with some amazing visuals from the beach of Dunkirk to the boats and planes on and over the sea connecting Dunkirk to Britain. There is some great character interactions with the scenes on the boat is able to show how every day citizen in Britain wants to help the army while the soldier on the boat (Cillian Murphy) and even the ones on the beach view the rescue as the unseen threat and presence of the German army gives the film an almost horror feel to it. Additionally the way that the three separate stories eventually line up with one another is a great pay off for the flip while also allowing to see things happen from the multiple perspectives without them feeling repetitive. 8.5/10.