I thought 1917 had a lot going for it: good acting, amazing cinematography, and a good story. The issue was that there wasnt much story within the story. You have the two main characters, and you do get into the mission at hand; however, there wasnt much going on other than a constant following of them moving to get from point A to point B. I do not see how people are putting this on a level of say Saving Private Ryan. That movie had so much more going on, including way more characters, better screenplay, and an equally good if not better storyline. I rated this a 7, and I think it should settle between 7-7.5.