I like Chris Nolan movies but even at their best, they can be style before story. That does not happen here. There is lots of action, It's a war movie, but the action advances the story.

Dunkirk is an amazing historical story but it is an intriguing story for a war movie. Instead of the more common victory over overwhelming odds, this is the story of strategic retreat. Heroism looks different when the fighters are forced to retreat. It's about surviving to fight another day and not about needlessly sacrificing one's life to the sounds of a swelling soundtrack.

Tom Hardy pulls off a great performance despite being cramped into a cockpit with his face covered by his flight mask in almost every scene.