Review of Darkest Hour (2017) by Movie_Freak — 29 Aug 2020
Darkest Hour was fine, I guess. Gary Oldman is brilliant and the makeup is great. But as a whole movie, it just didn't stand out. It was just like The Imitation Game in 2014, classic oscar bait (although the imitation game was much better film).
It didn't delve into Churchill's life deeply and was just boring and tedious in many parts. It was a mechanical direction and storytelling, which just didn't captivate or gain my attention that much. It's definetly really good in some places and Gary Oldman deserved an oscar.
The production values are stunning and it manages to have a solid first half of the film (which was the only part of the film which was consistently good).
This review of Darkest Hour (2017) was written by Movie_Freak on 29 Aug 2020.
Darkest Hour has generally received very positive reviews.
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