Darkest Hour

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rhonald b A great film. Until they make Mr. Churchill take the London Underground and speaks with THE COMMON PEOPLE. From that moment on it suddenly becomes a dreadful melodrama. Ruined an otherwise great watch. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review Matteo G Inspiring, beautiful, super good acting of everyone not only Gary Oldman, after 2 hours I wanted other 2h Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/25 Full Review Fer S It is well achieved overall, but it has way too many useless hollywoodized scenes. Gary Oldman's acting is great, but his character was way too goofy. It lost all seriousness. It felt like I was watching a kid's movie. You know, the clichéd old guy who always has it his way. Without those unnecessary scenes, and having continued the story after the resolution (which we all knew what was gonna happen) it would have been a great movie. I guess I should go watch a documentary. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review Marty R A decent film with watching. Not Churchill not by a long shot. I don’t care how much they laud the actor, I‘m sure he is very good, but we have seen heard and read of Churchill and that is not him. The Churchill on screen was weaker, wimpering, unsure, indecisive etc. I‘m sure the makers wanted to „humanize“ him but that is not the way to do it. The other characters around Winston were exactly how WC probably was, strong, decisive and convinced of their own rightness. THAT was WC, bold and inspiring. I hope someone can do a better job in the future. Not the BBC. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/25 Full Review Marcos R Visually it's incredible, lots of beautiful shots; and Gary Oldman's acting, sublime as always. It does have lots of intense moments, but also some parts during the movie feel fairly dull, so it's slightly too long for my liking. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/25 Full Review David F This was a great film, let down by inconsistent prosthetic make-up and wigs, which really distracted from the Oscar-winning performance by Gary Oldman. The other failure was the need to put in an identification character, the mousy secretary who sees Winnie first as intimidating and then gets to know him. This was clunky and not really needed when Churchill himself is such a well-known and relatable figure. Some wonderful performances, Kristen Scott-Thomas as Clemmie and Ben Mendelsohn as the King really convinced as the strong wife and the weak monarch. The film is not blessed with historical accuracy, but that matters less than the personal story of Churchill's political revival and the portrayal of the man's character. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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