The hour could have been darker

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2018)

This would be great as a double feature with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk where that film features the Operation Dynamo through the people directly involved, this shows the various political proceedings focusing on how Churchill is elected as Prime Minister and have to deal with all the tensions. Gary Oldman is unrecognizable as he embodies Churchill. Joe Wright's handle over period films is proved again with the production design, music and camera that perfectly sets the backdrop for such an involving story where no character is black or white. Only if the occasional romanticizing approach was handled with a bit more subtility, this could have been much greater than it is.