Darkest Hour

“Never give up. Never give in.”

7.4

2017

2h 5m

DramaHistory

Director: Joe Wright

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Overview

In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.

Trailer

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Cast

Winston Churchill

Gary Oldman

Winston Churchill

Viscount Halifax

Stephen Dillane

Viscount Halifax

Elizabeth Layton

Lily James

Elizabeth Layton

Neville Chamberlain

Ronald Pickup

Neville Chamberlain

King George VI

Ben Mendelsohn

King George VI

Clemmie

Kristin Scott Thomas

Clemmie

Sir John Simon

Nicholas Jones

Sir John Simon

Sir Anthony Eden

Samuel West

Sir Anthony Eden

Clement Atlee

David Schofield

Clement Atlee

General Ismay

Richard Lumsden

General Ismay

General Ironside

Malcolm Storry

General Ironside

Arthur Greenwood

Hilton McRae

Arthur Greenwood

Reviews

Mex5150

I have no idea why people are raving about this film, it's a bit crap, it's probably Oldman weakest performance to date, and the cinematography is terrible. Churchill with Brian Cox in the lead role is a FAR superior film on the subject.

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Gimly

As with many of the biopics I've seen recently, _Darkest Hour_ is more focussed on delivering you the facts than getting you involved with the characters. It is an interesting idea to have the majority of the story revolve around the of whether or not to sue for peace. That as a core concept in so much as the question of "Do I take the guarantee of saving my country or do I take the risk of saving the world?" and beyond that "Is there even a right answer to that question? And who am I to decide something this big?" is a great philosophical centre for a movie. But I never felt like I knew why any of these people had the answers that they gave. I get that in a historical context, these aren't characters they are real life people, so they answers they had are the answers we see, but again, we are only given the _what_, not the _why_. Except you can throw all of that away because here comes Gary Oldman in his Oscar nominated transformation to make this movie 100% worth watching. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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barrymost

It's 1940, and Hitler is attempting to take over Europe. The film takes an interesting look at Winston Churchill's first five weeks as Prime Minister. The acting in this movie is quite accomplished; good actors bring insight and depth to the characters. Overall, it's a well-done, engrossing film. Gary Oldman's performance as Winston Churchill was very good indeed, and his delivery of Churchill's speeches alone make watching the movie worthwhile!

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