Written By: Nick Poulimenakos

After 3 long years, Christopher Nolan is finally back in the director’s chair with the pulse pounding war-thriller, Dunkirk. The film tells the story of the heroic efforts conducted in an effort to rescue approximately 400,000 soliders stranded In Dunkirk France. The film opens on July 20 but has already screened for critics. So, what are they saying about Nolan’s latest epic? In short, Nolan has another masterpiece on his hands. Check out critic reactions below!

#Dunkirk is chaotic, relentless, thrilling & one of the most captivating movies you will see this year. A master cl… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…—

(@ErikDavis) July 10, 2017

From direction to editing to cinematography to score, w/ #Dunkirk Christopher Nolan proves he is one of the great filmmakers of our time — Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) July 10, 2017

DUNKIRK: intense! 3 intercutting stories on 3 time frames. Almost a silent film, w/ incredible score. May be divisi… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…—

Alicia Malone (@aliciamalone) July 10, 2017

DUNKIRK is fantastic. Truly thrilling from first to last second. A heartbreaking, heart-pounding, nail-biting offering. Nolan fans, rejoice. — Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) July 10, 2017

Dunkirk is edge of your seat filmmaking that’s fully realized in @IMAX. Can honestly say I’ve never seen anything like it. See this in IMAX! pic.twitter.com/7F10lnBB5U — Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 10, 2017

Dunkirk is thrilling, beautiful & a must in 70mm IMAX – but it's also hard to ignore that it has zero distinctive personalities/characters. — Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) July 10, 2017

To add to this, it is probably Nolan's best directed film yet. #Dunkirk https://t.co/YZNQqX0ABM — Black Lives Matter (@CinemaSnopes) July 10, 2017

Can't wait to review "Dunkirk,' a mix of modern storytelling (interwoven timeframes), classic filmmaking (real Spitfire dogfights) #Dunkirk — Stephen Whitty (@StephenWhitty) July 10, 2017

Dunkirk flies into theatres on July 21, 2017