Review of Darkest Hour (2017) by Paco R — 17 Jun 2018

Gary Oldman is outstanding but the movie is so slow and boring it's almost unwatchable.

This review of Darkest Hour (2017) was written by Paco R on 17 Jun 2018.

Darkest Hour has generally received very positive reviews.

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