I have been a huge film junkie my entire life, war films being in my top 3 genres. This is the first time however I have felt it necessary to express my opinion on a film, normally a film is either known to be good, or known to be bad. There are a lot that are just ok. But Dunkirk has been highly recommended by a lot of people and as you can see by the rating it has received on here, you would probably think this is going to be something special. Admittedly you can see the huge budget this film had, the picture is also beautiful, but this is where the good points end.

From the very first scene there is no plot to the entire film, the scenes are very quick and one would think this has been clipped and stitched together by a media student with no experience in the film industry. I personally found it hard to relate to any of the characters, so much So, that I can only remember one characters name "George" and the only reason being is because his name is said so frequently it becomes irritating.

The film is supposed to be reflecting on what happened in Dunkirk, however the writer and directors seem to have forgotten this. Over 400,000 men on the beach? At no one time do you see more than 50 people tops in one shot on the beach, majority of the time the beaches look more deserted than my local beach does in the winter. Local dog walkers making up a higher number than the cast of Dunkirk. I also got the impression from the actors that even they were bored filming.

Nothing drew me in, the only intense part of the film is the crazy, hyped background music that has been put into every scene foe the 1hour 46 minute film - non stop. It bares no purpose and frankly would have been better without. For around 3 minutes I listened to music leaving me in suspense thinking something big was going to happen, suddenly the music peaked and all that came of it was an enemy plane hitting the water, in an all but average scene. I believe the director has tried too hard to try and make this into a classic, like saving private Ryan. Unfortunately the cast, nor the plot were there to see this through. Majority of the user reviews are between 1-3 stars...

This is a true reflection of what the general public think of this movie, the people who seem to have rated much, much higher. Are film critics, who seem to be basing their reviews on the money spent and the picture. Unfortunatly if the reviewed honestly, I suppose this would be rated around 5* instead of 8.