Dunkirk's little brother with Iron (Old)man

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2018)

Well it was your typical very dry old fashioned political biopic with a strong resemblance of "The Iron Lady", just without the kitsch.
The film lives and breathes from the tremendous performance by Gary Oldman. Its not all about make up, which was flawless, it is really about the performance because Oldman manages to give his character so much soul beneath the dozen layers of make up. Not only does he perfectly captures the mannerisms, voice and wit of Winston Churchill, no he shines most in the silent moments (when Lily James' character tells him about her brother, or the scene in the subway).
Kristin Scott Thomas is also good. Its really not a showy performance in any way, but she does little wonders with it. And she was perfectly cast as well. Ben Mendelsohn is good as King George VI and has some memorable moments.
Where the film lacks a bit is the direction, because it was rather uninspired (besides some good camera ankles ) and the rather boring screenplay. They should have given us a much deeper insight than just showing historic facts and famous speeches. It would have been a great opportunity. Well, towards the ending it gets some drive but really truly lives from Oldman's performance and thus serves perfectly as a vehicle for him.