Wonderfully fascinating subject turned to mush.

Rating: 4/10 (4 January 2018)

I consider myself a knowledgeable "fan" of the history of the Second World War, as well as a self-described Anglophile. That being said, while I do feel that the historic aspects were well represented (giving allowance for the inevitable need for "dramatic licence"), and Oldman's performance of Churchill is spot-on, I found the experience plodding -- a remarkable achievement considering the main subject was perhaps the most dynamic orator of the 20th century and the time frame one of the most crucial months in the life of modern Europe.
Talking heads get tedious after a short time, and that is just what we get for the vast majority of the movie. Why not a little more of the experience of the people on the streets? Some scenes of the action in Calais or Dunkirk? It is a war movie with no war.
There was so much to work with, but the end product was simply mush.