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Rating: 7/10 (12 February 2018)

Darkest Hour
The only employers who have a workforce over the age of 70 are Wal-Mart and Parliament.
So it's no surprise that the political party in this drama would elect a senior as its new head.
Displeased with Neville Chamberlain's kowtowing to Hitler and his swelling Nazis movement, Britain's Labour Party moves to oust him as Prime Minister and replace him with a Lord from the Royal Navy, Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman).
Faced with the daunting decision of either capitulating or combating the encroaching threat, Churchill not only seeks advice from his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas) and secretary (Lily James), but also the commoners.
While it can get bogged down in political minutia at times, Oldman's turn as the portly Prime Minister, along with the spirited dialogue and rousing speeches, keep this reasonably accurate historical biography from becoming boring.
Incidentally, the darkest hour is the best time to break and enter. Yellow Light
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