A behind the speeches biopic of a few crucial weeks in World history

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2018)

This is a great mini biopic of Churchill, shown with a lot of his all to obvious frailties (hes a bit of a bully, prone to depression, and also flight of fancy) built around key speeches he gave which kept Britain, teetering on the brink of negotiating an end to the war, still in the fight. The politicking against him is well documented, and as a character piece this is accurate, and well portrayed by Oldman. However, having read a biography of Churchill, I was troubled by one scene, which was pivotal, but actually fictitious. Whilst I understand that this is film, not a documentary, I still felt it jarred slightly. It didn't ruin the film for me, as overall this was well done.