For everyone like me who, in 1998, was amazed by the master piece Private Ryan, this movie is nothing new under the sun.

If Spielberg would have not released Private Ryan over 20 years ago, I would have at least recognised that 1917 has amazing pictures and sound effects. Although they still are, they bring back immediately in mind the style we all have seen, in much bigger scale, in the Spielberg movie.

The whole story is clearly ""inspired"" by Private Ryan (a low rank sent on a special mission during the unfolding of a wider war event), without any offense...to Spielperg! The 1917 plot could not prove being interesting nor credible (in Private Ryan a squad of 8 soldier is sent to find and bring back only 1 soldier, last living brother of three, to his family; in 1917 only 2 young soldiers are sent to deliver a message to save 1600 souls...really?).

Acting is not the best we have ever seen...some character (specially the more famous ones) look so theatrical.

Personally not the best Mendes movie.