Better than Dunkirk

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2018)

Last year two major movies came out, both about the same subject, the invasion and then rescue of men from Dunkirk during World War II. One was a big budget war movie directed by Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, that was shot entirely with a blend of Imax and 70mm cameras and became the biggest war movie since Saving Private Ryan. The other, this one, gained critical acclaim and received some awards. That movie tells the story of how Winston Churchill (played greatly by Gary Oldman) overcame the odds and became a popular prime minister who delivered his famous "Never Surrender" speech years before the end of World War II. Unlike Dunkirk, this movie has no violence at all but thematic elements of war that might be a bit scary for little kids. Worth a rental on bluray.