MY NETFLIX MOVIE REVIEWS: 1917

April 1917, the Western Front. Two British soldiers are sent to deliver an urgent message to an isolated regiment. If the message is not received in time, the regiment will walk into a trap and be massacred. To get to the regiment they will need to cross through enemy territory. Time is of the essence, and the journey will be fraught with danger. Written by grantss (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)

1917 (2019) is directed by Sam Mendes, written by Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns, and produced by Brian Oliver. As a major fan of war films, it wouldn’t take much to interest me, but the trailer of 1917 proposed an intriguing premise that I knew at some point I would be watching this film.

Upon watching, I found myself easily engaged in the action due to its one-take, constantly moving camera. I felt this technique made you as the viewer feel more in the moment with the characters. I also have to say for a film during a war, it felt very reserved, meaning without all the guts and gore, but you still felt the horrors of war were all around you.

In the End: I found 1917 to be a beautifully made film that washes over you from the beginning and takes you on a relentless journey, never letting up till the end. So for this film, I give it 4 of 5 stars.