First ‘1917’ Reactions Peg Sam Mendes WWI Epic as Awards Season Frontrunner

The first reactions to Sam Mendes’ latest film, 1917, have begun pouring in from critics who’ve seen early screenings of the Universal Pictures release.

This is Mendes’ first feature film since the 2015 James Bond flick Spectre.

The film stars Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) and George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) as two young soldiers fighting in World War I who are tasked with getting important information about an impending and catastrophic attack on British forces in the right hands across enemy lines.

Image via Universal Pictures/caption] 1917 has been an …

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