Gutted that I can't give more than 5/10 for this film.

The interviews and accounts of the prelude to the evacuation and the stories about the people getting out of Dunkirk were great and very moving.

Trouble is the fact that the music in the background made some parts of the film unwatchable. I know that some documentaries use incidental music, but this was ridiculous. Loud music playing over the top of sofly spoken interviewees meant that some of what they said was lost. No wonder they needed to put captions up for some parts, if the music was turned down a bit rather than being louder than the voices, they wouldn't have been needed.

This documentary presents a broader background of the event than recent films, using contributions of people who were actually there. Unfortunately, the editor(s) chose to drown out the narration with background music and sound effects so that hearing the words of these heroes is next to impossible. If only there were some way to turn off the background noise completely.

It's sad that anyone would believe the stories of survivors of this pivotal historical event would need to be made more compelling with blaring noise. I have the utmost respect for every individual who persevered through that time and especially that event that went so wrong, but unexpectedly turned out so well. I have none for the talentless hacks that produced and edited this tragic waste of the opportunity to tell this story.