offering a bravura virtual-eyewitness account from multiple perspectives - one that fragments and then craftily interweaves events as seen from land, sea and air
in telling the story of the rescue of hundreds of thousands of blockaded Allied forces in the early days of World War II, Nolan has crafted a film that's sensational in every sense of the word
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is a monumental achievement, a World War II epic of staggering visual spectacle (see it in IMAX if you can) that hits you like a shot in the heart
"Dunkirk" is a stunning work of raw spectacle that searches for order in the midst of chaos. It's the most contradictory film that Christopher Nolan has ever made, and - not incidentally - also the best
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