Darkest Hour (2017) - Critic Reviews - Page 2 of 14

21-40 of 270 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Wesley Lovell (690) for Cinema Sight (678) on 08 Jun 2018

Gary Oldman anchors a fascinating look at the war room behind the scenes of the evacuation of Dunkirk…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 15 May 2018

Oldman brings plenty of fighting spirit, transformed by strikingly realistic prosthetic make-up to play the then 66-year-old with a spry mind,…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Ashley Menzel (79) for We Live Entertainment (357) on 29 Apr 2018

Wright doesn't allow us to forget that all the words, speeches, and arguments are not only about politics but also about human beings, men…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Damian Levy (62) for Jamaica Gleaner (62) on 22 Apr 2018

[Darkest Hour] inspires and gives more than would be expected from yet another biographical picture…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Indra Arriaga (96) for Anchorage Press (104) on 29 Mar 2018

Nevertheless, Darkest Hour is entertaining and beautiful to watch…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By A.s. Hamrah (129) for n+1 (116) on 13 Mar 2018

It's unclear whether Joe Wright, the film's director, is trying to fight fire with fire in Darkest Hour by using a filmic style associated…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Michael Sragow (1,413) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 08 Mar 2018

In Darkest Hour, Wright's charged, blustery framework pulls the audience into a distant political landscape…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Ed Whitfield (493) for The Ooh Tray (482) on 04 Mar 2018

Joe Wright is less interested in historical details, more cinematic detail, and that leaning makes for an absorbing and flamboyant spectacle…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Jeff Beck (630) for The Blu Spot (155) on 26 Feb 2018

Darkest Hour may be a little average in its telling of these critical events of WWII, but what it lacks in narrative power, it more than makes…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By William Venegas (102) for La Nación (Costa Rica) (102) on 21 Feb 2018

Mr. Oldman looks like a swirling gourd. [Full Review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Juan José Beteta (4) for Cinencuentro (218) on 20 Feb 2018

More than a biopic, The Darkest Hour is a study of the character and personality of the English Prime Minister Winston Churchill…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Benjamín Harguindey (98) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 20 Feb 2018

Is it possible to separate a great performance from a less than great film? [Full Review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 18 Feb 2018

A droll, listless experience of a movie, an exercise that functions only because it is made in the service of its actor, who is more than up…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 17 Feb 2018

As great an actor as Gary Oldman has proven to be, his performance as the embattled PM is a miracle of timing, execution, body language and…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Diego Batlle (225) for Otroscines.com (322) on 15 Feb 2018

describes without too much subtlety. [Full Review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By María Fernanda Mugica (26) for Otroscines.com (322) on 15 Feb 2018

the excellent work of the actor ends up it it into Oldman's show. [Full Review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Pablo A. Scholz (320) for Clarín (492) on 15 Feb 2018

Wright is at times more patriotic than Spielberg in The Post... [Full review in Spanish]…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 13 Feb 2018

Gary Oldman immerses himself in the character, giving every aspect of Churchill a memorable resonance, from his sense of humour, to his mastery…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Israel Acosta Aroche (83) for Konexión (253) on 12 Feb 2018

Maybe its rhythm can be a bit tedious for some, especially by the excessive use of dialogues, but without a doubt it is a film that is worth…

Read Review

Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Linda Cook (1,442) for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (1,206) on 08 Feb 2018

Darkest Hour' is Gary Oldman's finest hour…

Read Review

Page 2 of 14

More reviews of this movie:

Darkest Hour (2017) Movie Reviews (1,157)
Darkest Hour (2017) User Reviews (887)

Perhaps you were looking for:

Gary Oldman - Top 5 movies:

Kristin Scott Thomas - Top 5 movies:

Lily James - Top 5 movies:

Movies you might like:

Nightwatching

2007

62%60 Reviews

Danton

1983

74%65 Reviews

Fort Saganne

1984

64%1 Review

Seabiscuit

2003

72%628 Reviews

Atonement

2007

79%992 Reviews

1945

2017

74%73 Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Darkest Hour

2017

75%1,157 Reviews

Pet Sematary

2019

63%141 Reviews

Deathwatch

2002

52%182 Reviews

Wicker Park

2004

68%582 Reviews

Shut In

2016

37%138 Reviews

Aquarius

2016

79%149 Reviews

Rio Bravo

1959

84%633 Reviews

DragonHeart

1996

62%502 Reviews

Insidious

2011

64%985 Reviews

American Sniper

2014

73%958 Reviews