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Darkest Hour

2017

Joe Wright

Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James ...

6.7

16,381

Drama. War May 1940. Within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Subtle and nuanced the film is not (...) Oldman enthusiastically plays right into this (...) The important supporting performances are one-dimensional but well handled (...) Production values are solid"	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Gary Oldman delivers one of the great performances of his career (...) [It elevates] the inner workings of British government into a compelling piece of populist entertainment."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Gary Oldman makes Joe Wright’s biopic as rousing and ferocious as Winston Churchill was himself (...) The movie wouldn’t work if you didn’t feel like Churchill mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. But you do"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"Oldman’s Churchill is chock full of impressive nuance (...) 'Darkest Hour' is victorious in adding dimension to an iconic statesman (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Sasha Stone The Wrap	"Gary Oldman is brilliant (...) Every shot is indispensable as director Joe Wright makes the WWII story fresh and alive (...) A vigorously directed, tightly paced war thriller"	POS
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"Gary Oldman is simply a force of nature (...) What makes Oldman’s work here so impressive is the almost invisible emotional arc he is able to fashion as Anthony McCarten’s screenplay carefully unfolds."	POS
United States	Emily Yoshida Vulture	"A big, stylish, and thoroughly editorialized vision of Churchill’s WWII (...) These historical figures are tools to illustrate big, fat human themes of perseverance and identity"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Gary Oldman is a tremendous Winston Churchill in high-octane drama (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Gary Oldman gives a towering performance (...) [It offers] a bracing, crowd pleasing humour"	POS

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