1917 (2019)

First of all, I just want to give George McKay a hug. Second, get off your butts and go see this film. It's a masterpiece.
The plot is somewhat basic. Two young soldiers need to cross enemy lines to deliver a message so more lives can be saved. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George McKay) are up for the task, namely because Blake literally has skin in the game. His brother is among the men needing saved. Sure, Schofield isn't thrilled at imminent death but he doesn't question the scary orders. The two actors carry the film, with cameos from more famous names scattered throughout.
Filmed as though it is a single-take, the two main actors brilliantly capture your attention. You can't take your eyes off them as they battle the enemy and the elements as they leave the trenches and cross into German territory. Both nearly die several times, first in a landmine in a German trench and then when a German plane nearly crashes on them, before burning down the abandoned barn. Poor Blake is then killed as he tries to help the badly burned German pilot. His death is just devastating. Schofield is rightly hurt and upset, you can see the pain etched on his face, but soldiers on nevertheless, only sleeping when he is again nearly killed by another soldier, the backfire tossing him down the stairs.
Major spoiler alert, he makes it, just after the doomed attack has begun. Captain Mackenzie (Benedict Cumberbatch) can't believe this message but at least he reads the letter and calls off the attack. And Schofield finds Blake's brother, Joseph (Richard Madden) to give him the bad news in person, before collapsing against a tree with sheer, utter exhaustion.
A masterpiece in every sense, you feel as though you have been transported back to that time, with an epic set and the score is almost like the third main character, cluing you in to when something will happen. And the story has you on the edge of your seat the entire time and Schofield that you truly become invested in, terrified every time he makes a move to avoid a danger that another worse one is on the other side. Also, I've been saying for three years (since 2016's Captain Fantastic) that George McKay is one of the best actors of his generation and this film absolutely proves that. This film will not disappoint. Grade: A
Side Notes:
-Sure, it is a bit ridiculous that the letter is spotless when handed to Captain Mackenzie, especially after Schofield nearly drowns. I chalk it up to it being in a watertight container.
-For the record, Blake's first name is Tom and Schofield's is Will.
-Blake is always hungry while Schofield remains more somber without getting into much detail in regards to his family.
-Also, this film begins on April 6, 1917, which is, if I remember correctly, Good Friday and the day America finally, officially entered the war, though that is never mentioned.
-Schofield only drinks water once during the course of the film and never goes to the bathroom.
-This film deserves all the Oscars and every other award known to man. Yeah, it's that good.