Impossible not to compare this to Peter Jackson's compelling and very moving WW1 documentary 'They Shall Not Grow Old' so while 1917 is entertaining enough it's not a great piece of art or showing any evident skill on behalf of the director. I really believe that editing is an integral part of filmmaking. The single shot has been done before and is always a novelty piece of filmmaking, even when Hitchcock did it its still weak. This film is more Call of Duty than Paths of Glory. Average film fodder.