Dunkirk Review: 8 Ups & 2 Downs

4. The Intense Sound Editing & Mixing

A word of warning: this is a very, very loud movie, but to the same token it deserves to be seen on the biggest, loudest screen you can find. From first minute to last, the soundscape is alive with gunfire, the terrifying screech of enemy bombers, and of course, Hans Zimmer's score.

It's probably just as well that the movie has minimal dialogue, because the other sounds are so intense and overwhelming that it's tough to hear what's being spoken a lot of the time anyway.

Thankfully this is much less problematic than it was in Interstellar, which was frequently criticised for its sound mixing. Instead, the sheer loudness of the movie helps cement the abject, messy chaos of the scenario, and it's an absolute joy to behold.