The way this film was hyped you'd think it was on par with "Patton" or "The Longest Day" in terms of it's epic quality. It was absolutely neither epic, nor even remotely redeeming. It's content is truly paper thin. There is really no concrete story line, other than a couple of blokes who keep trying to get off Dunkirk beach, and keep getting tossed back, only to keep trying. Ok, good for persistence. There was absolutely ZERO character development, not a shred of background as to how the Brits got themselves stuck there, nor any of the drama of the Brit home front to rescue these men. Everything was very ho-hum, like it was completely pre-determined. The film showed nothing of the actual ferocity of the Dunkirk area on both the Brit and German sides. The Germans were relentless in their air attacks, as were the Brits in their defense. The film has the odd German bomber or fighter winging over, and it appeared that only 3-5 Brit Spitfires covered the whole air umbrella. This movie isn't worth seeing in a theater, nor renting on DVD.