For all the hype surrounding this movie, it was a dismal disappointment! I don't doubt for a moment that the battle for Dunkirk was grueling and tremendously heart-wrenching, nor do I diminish the sacrifices of those genuinely embroiled in this part of the war.

The film lacks real continuity, genuinely embraceable characters, and ethos. In the entire film there were but 4 characters who even warrant the viewers' regard. The artistic panache of Kenneth Brannaugh is wasted in this drawn-out, mishmash of cinematography and monotonous soundtrack by Zimmer!

War films, such as "Gettysburg", "We Were Soldiers" and "Pearl Harbor" tell episodes of war better than this celluloid catastrophe.

God bless those who sacrificed their lives at Dunkirk. Your memories deserve far better than Nolan's self-aggrandizing "epic".