After his missteps with Pan and Anna Karenina, one of my
favorite directors, Joe Wright is back in form with the historical drama Darkest
Hour.
It’s the story of Winston Churchill’s rise to power as Prime
Minister of England during the early days of World War II. Gary Oldman superbly portrays Churchill and
is almost sure to nab an Academy Award nomination for his work.
Lily James as his aide and Kristin Scott Thomas as
Churchill’s wife back Oldman up, admirably.
Writer Anthony McCarten’s script brings out all the drama
of the uphill battle Churchill faced against those who wanted to appease or
surrender to Hitler.
Darkest Hour is an excellently
conceived and produced testament to a story every person born after World War
II should know. I give it a 4.3 out of
5.
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