Dunkirk:
This was... interesting. It's an amazing IMAX experience, one that I'm glad that I paid to see- however- as enjoyable as this experience was, I can't in good conscious refer to it as a film, let alone a good film.
The film is structured around the dramatic elements of each sequence, while paying little to no mind about the chronological order of things. Whereas a film like Memento does similar things with its own structure- it does so with justification and to serve a particular point for the narrative. As Dunkirk doesn't really have a traditional narrative- there's no real reason for the film to be structured the way it is- and it's needless convolution of what essential amounts to a recounting of a single day- it places an unnecessary strain on the coherency of the film.
Dunkirk is really an experience of different genre. More of a VR Experience than a traditional film- Dunkirk is not meant to particularly compelling or deep- it is merely meant to engross the audience. While the film is very good at what it does- it isn't enough for me to say that it truly stands a part from its gimmick.
If you see this film- definitely see it in IMAX... otherwise- there really is no point.
