I think this film is very much a case of the Emperors new clothes. Most of the critics gushed over it, but I thought it was a bit of a yawn fest which didnt even tell the story particularly well (compared to the original with John Mills). They spent so much time bragging about their IMAX cameras but where were all the shots of 1000's of men and equipment on the huge beaches ? Where was the blizzard of small and large boats that were present in the real operation ? The aerial combat scenes were okay, but I thought the film could have covered the retreat to the coast more (like the original) ? In short it dragged a bit for me.