Nolan's take on the mass evacuation from northern France during the second world war is a heart stopping, and heart breaking - tale of suspense and drama.It eschews grand spectacle and heroics in favour of smaller individual stories of survival and courage - broadly themed around sea, land and air. Similarly, the music never falls into the trap of bombastic, preferring instead to focus on something more tonal.
The cast, including a certain ex-member of One Direction, all acquit themselves well - but this is not a film with much dialogue. It's impressionistic - rather than specific and precise in it's tackling of subject.
If there is a criticism, it is that it lacks epic appeal. It's hard, for example, to believe there were several hundred thousand waiting to be taken home. Plus there seems to be only a dozen or so ships and boats in play at any one time.
Verdict: Outstanding example of the genre.
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