Blitz

2024

Action / Drama / History / War

45
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 81% · 185 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 17974 18K

factory london, england world war ii flooding singer racism

Director

Steve McQueen Photo
Steve McQueen

Top cast

Saoirse Ronan Photo
Saoirse Ronan as Rita
Jay Simpson Photo
Jay Simpson as Timothy Ashdown
Harris Dickinson Photo
Harris Dickinson as Jack
Stephen Graham Photo
Stephen Graham as Albert
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by salforthing 5 / 10

A time in history worthy of a better film than this

The Blitz and its societal impact absolutely warrant a high budget film. And at times this film delivers. There are great action shots of night raids and bombings. Some scenes get across the tension and fear of the time really well and one tragedy (based on true events) is done extremely well.The problem is only half the film is actually about the Blitz. The other half of the time is spent blatantly and unnaturally shoehorning issues of race and racism. It actually gets so ridiculous that it completely destroys any immersion.If your only exposure to the Blitz was this film you would go away thinking that ethnic tensions were just as significant an issue in London in 1940 as the bombs raining down from the sky.The director clearly wanted to make a film about racism which is absolutely fine and he has already done so expertly in the amazing 12 Years A Slave. But he should not have commandeered the Blitz as a subject for this purpose. It is silly at best and disrespectful at worst and makes for a thoroughly confused and directionless film.On top of that the storyline itself is pretty repetitive with many aspects and characters not fully fleshed out. There is basically zero character growth which would be fine if the main purpose of the film was showcasing a snapshot of Blitz London, but as I've said it doesn't even do that justice.I hope this film existing doesn't dissuade someone else for giving a Blitz film a go - WW2 is highly covered in media but this film does little more to shine a light on the as yet underserved topic of the Blitz.
Reviewed by SoloScreener 6 / 10

Beautiful but feels like they're not sure what the focus should be

Visually striking (costumes, sets, not too much CGI...) and with a great cast who do a wonderful job with the parts they play. I loved the shots of the women working in the factory!What I'm struggling with is that it feels like it's not sure if it's about a boy trying to find his way home and encounters lots of obstacles along the way... or the impact of racism in London in the 1930s/1940s. I think both would have been excellent and interesting movies but what we end up with is something that feels both too much and too little.I personally would have loved it if it focused entirely on George and, in trying to find his way home, he learns to more about himself and his heritage. We get some of that, but they're more like side quests that are cut short. I would have liked more Ife! What a sweetheart.He experiences so much trauma, much of which takes the viewer by surprise, but we don't really see how that shapes him.There are bunch of points that are clearly supposed to be tear jerkers but they just don't quite land for me.The score was also pretty wild. Like an experimental horror film. War = horror?I suppose one could argue that there's no satisfying end in war times.
Reviewed by willphelan 5 / 10

Could've been better

Saoirse Ronan is obviously very good in her role. However she isn't really given all that much to do. The film doesn't really utilize the potential of the premise to its full extent. I found the focus on the kid character to be a little annoying. The movie also has pretty bad pacing and I was checking the time throughout. It is well directed and has good cinematography. The visual effects are also pretty solid. The sound design kind of gave me whiplash with just how often it would go from really loud to really quiet. It's not really a bad movie but it is just so basic and predictable which makes it disappointing.
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