Darkest Hour looks at Winston Churchill's first month as Prime Minister in 1940.
This is definitely the better of the two Churchill films released in the past year. Firstly, this actually looks and feels like a film. Secondly, this held my interest more. And thirdly, it is a lot less repetitive.
Every one is praising Gary Oldman's performance in this film, and with good reason. He gives an absolutely fantastic performance here, and there were times when I had to remind myself that I was watching Oldman. Plus, the prosthetics and makeup used on him to make him actually look like Churchill were phenomenal. They seemlessley blend with is face and body to look realistic. And possibly the most impressive part is that he can still convey emotion through the prosthetics.
In other positives: Ben Mendelsohn is great as King George VI, the cinematography is some of the best of the year, and the portrayal of Churchill was honest and fair.
However, I don't care about politics, so a fair number of the scenes bored me. And some of the scenes which didn't bore me, came off as fake. For example: the scene on the underground very much seemed as though it was made up, and felt a little put of place. As there were many scenes which didn't interest/invest me, I did get bored.
In short: There's slightly more good than bad, but it's just not for me.
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