Director Sam Mendes
Starring Dean-Charles Chapman & George MacKay
Rated MA
Score 5/6

Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap.

For those of you who might be interested 1917 was Inspired by Sam Mendes’ grandfather’s experiences in WWI: “The Autobiography of Alfred H. Mendes 1897-1991”. If you can you really need to see 1917 on a big cinematic screen because it such a beautifully shot movie, also it was shot and edited to appear as a single long take that takes place in real time, I am definitely going to have to get this one on DVD because this is the kind of movie that should have very interesting DVD extras.
I wasn’t overly familiar with Dean-Charles Chapman’s or George MacKay’s work, though I loved their performances as Lance Corporals Blake and Schofield, there are also a few familiar faces cast such as Colin Firth, Mark Strong & Benedict Cumberbatch. I loved the moment MacKay and Cumberbatch had together towards the end of the movie. On a personal note there are more then a few screenwriters and filmmakers whose movies that I reviewed in 2019 should take note of 1917 of an example creating characters that audiences care about.