Review of Darkest Hour (2017) by Jeannie P — 16 Jan 2018

Made me weep about today's political class. Boris Johnson? Donald Trump?

This review of Darkest Hour (2017) was written by Jeannie P on 16 Jan 2018.

Darkest Hour has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Kt Schaefer (70) for Substream Magazine (56) on 07 Nov 2018

While Darkest Hour is an interesting examination of the first few weeks of Churchill's premiership, it suffers from its dedication to portraying…

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By Kimberly Pierce (77) for Geek Girl Authority (113) on 13 Sep 2018

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By Li Lai (99) for Mediaversity Reviews (99) on 31 Oct 2018

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By Liam L (67) on 26 Oct 2018

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By Demistuart (50) on 22 Oct 2018

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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…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 08 Nov 2018

Gary Oldman is a tour de force here as Winston Churchill. The main reason for watching this is for his performance in the lead role…

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By Broyax (884) on 17 Nov 2018

Churchill méritait bien un film dédié à sa gloire et son opiniâtreté, ses talents d'orateur et son sens de la formule mais son portrait…

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