“Behind The Line: Escape To Dunkirk” (**1/2 out of four) was a sporadically effective WWII melodrama about a group of British soldiers who are captured after retreating from the Germans toward Dunkirk; once in captivity, their lead soldier (Sam Gittins) is forced into the ring to compete in boxing as they all struggle to escape. Nowhere near as captivating or stirring as the subject matter calls for and lacks the epic sweep and grandeur of most WWII movies (and hindered by its limited budget) but is still overall well-captured both on the war field and in the boxing ring. Climactic boxing bout is hard-hitting and makes this worth sticking through even if it doesn’t all quite hang together.

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