Dunkirk discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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[Nolan has] found a way to harness that technique in service of a kind of heightened reality, one that feels more immersive and immediate than whatever concerns we check at the door when entering the cinema. - Peter Debruge, Variety

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Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is a stone cold masterpiece. It's a stunningly immersive survival film told in 106 thrillingly realized minutes.-Lindsey Bahr, AP

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Christopher Nolan's largely bloodless but profoundly harrowing war epic is the best film he's ever made.- David Ehrlich, indieWire, A

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The story of a miracle should have been thrilling; but given the non-linear approach, "Dunkirk" lacks the kind of center that would prompt the audience to stand up and cheer.- Harvey Karten, Compuserve, C

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This is a film without heroes or a straightforward story. The action is the attraction. If that means some of the film feels a little distant and chilly, it's in the admirable service of avoiding simplistic drama.- Dave Calhoun, Time Out, 4/5

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Dunkirk may be [Nolan's] first historically based fiction, but it's his latest in a long line of survival puzzles, designed to thrill and to provoke the response moviemakers of all kinds have been after for more than a century: whew! Followed by: wow.- Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3/4

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