Bonus Review: Blitz

A Boy's Journey. A Mother's Love. Miles Of Burning City Between Them.

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INTRODUCTION

This is a quick review of the newly released film Blitz. Keep in mind this is but one of the many movies I watch every year, and that whatever initial grade I come up for this film could change for better or worse with time. To better keep up to date with both my thoughts on other movies and if my feelings on this film changed, follow me on Letterboxd.

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THE PLOT

Via Letterboxd: In World War II London, nine-year-old George is evacuated to the countryside by his mother, Rita, to escape the bombings. Defiant and determined to return to his family, George embarks on an epic, perilous journey back home as Rita searches for him.

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QUICK REVIEW

Steve McQueen has established himself as one of the most respected directors in the industry today. His 2013 film 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, and stands as one of my favorite films of the 2010s. His 2020 anthology Small Axe was, in my opinion, the directing achievement of that year.

For years, I eagerly anticipated his upcoming project on the London Blitz. Steve McQueen directing a World War II film? It sounded like an epic in the making. Even reports of studios passing on the film when it was screened for sale last year, or festivals hesitating to feature it, didn't dampen my excitement.