Review of Darkest Hour (2017) by Eric G — 16 Feb 2018

A key moment in UK history conveyed brilliantly by a very good script and a great performance by Gary Oldman.

This review of Darkest Hour (2017) was written by Eric G on 16 Feb 2018.

Darkest Hour has generally received very positive reviews.

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If you as an audience member are in love with things that go boom then this is not the film for you, because Darkest Hour is a film created…

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By Mahmus (190) on 25 Sep 2020

I was led to believe that Gary Oldman was in this movie and yet he's nowhere to be seen. What a scam. This was fine…

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By Hannah Hoolihan (58) for Hannah Hoolihan (42) on 24 Oct 2018

It's fascinating and will leave you feeling excited and inspired upon leaving the theater…

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By Steve B (1,343) on 09 Nov 2018

Wonderful movie that could carry a parts 2 and 3 on the back of history, a script, and Gary Oldman…

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