The Darkest Hour

The Darkest Hour (2017) British war drama film directed by Joe Wright and written by Anthony McCarten, starring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and Ben Mendelsohn as Bernie, the king.

The Darkest Hour is running for Best picture in the 90th Oscars and Gary Oldman was nominated for best actor in a leading role, after winning the Golden Globe Award.

The movie follows the early days of Churchill as Prime Minister: due to the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign, Churchill carries a poor reputation but seems the only man who can solve a bi-partisan crisis. Churchill is a old annoying druker but he knows how to speak properly: thanks to Churchill’s radio interventions and his committment to the cause, he managed to high the medium english moral about a war that seems lost. After Belgium surrenderd to the SS troops and France was about to be invaded completely, Churchill leads the evacuation of more than 300000 troops in Dunkirk’s beach, thanks to the fundamental help of 4000 brave english soldiers left in Calais.

• This is the second movie of this season that deals with the evacuation of Dunkirk- together with “Dunkirk” movie- but it does so in a different perspective. Talking less about action and more about political organization, the Darkest Hour is a beautiful insight in both an historiacal momentum and a character, Winston Churchill, that, more than others, represents the real English pride.
• The other politicians & the king: what a precise description. All the scenes seems as a doc- movie ! Without being boring for a second !
• Gary Oldman as Churchill is one of the best performances of the year. He seems as if he were is alter-ego. Phenomenal in portraying Churchill’s behavour and moves. The nomination was truly deserved and in my opinon, Gary Oldan may be one of the strongest contendents.

I’ve enjoyed so much this movie. It won’t win the Academy award, but hope dies last. As Churchull said.

Movie rating: 5/5 stars.