I can't see how this is sitting on a 8+ rating on IMDB. It's a 6 at best, and I give it a three - for the wasted opportunity here that it could have been.

The story of the evacuation of soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk is so gripping, and so important it's hard to imagine you could mess it up - just tell the story on the big screen. And yet...they somehow fail to do that.

The story is seen through the eyes of just a few characters, and this robs a powerful tale of any scope or scale. It's just basically a one day quick rescue, with a single air battle and a couple of ships. Also there are barely any soliders on the beaches?

This is so sad and such a huge waste of money. A boring and pointless waste of what should have been an amazing movie. You won't see this getting any oscars any time soon. Very expensive, and very easy to pass on. Go watch something else.