That's right-I'm the expert !
Saw it tonight with 4 people including my wife. Other than me not one thought the movie was worth an Oscar. I OTOH thought it was a marvelous film. First, I've never seen a movie like this. The one shot film made me feel like I was part of the action. It was like someone with a camera on their shoulders was constantly running behind the character(s) as they were going through the trenches. In fact-so much so-I kept sidestepping with my feet as they were running. And I cringed in the river scene because it was so real. Maybe we sat too close but I began to get dizzy following this guy running throughout the film -as if I was right behind him.. Not sure I would want to see another "single shot" movie but it most certainly was different. Yes-not much to the plot-after all it was about a horrific and brutal war. So much so that if we ever are faced with another war and our grand kids are drafted into it I make no bones about taking my entire family to Canada without any care about patriotism or what others think. And I say that as a son of a dad killed in WW 2. That's what this movie did to me-far more so than all the other war movies taken together. No question it deserved the award for Cinematography. As far as best picture-it should have been in an entirely different category-what-I'm not sure. One thing I am sure: I doubt I will want to see another one shot movie. I want to sit back and not be a part of the action.