The Chameleon Is Back

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2018)

(Flash Review)
As a big Gary Oldman fan, I was excited to see him sink his teeth into the role of Winston Churchill. The film opens with the end of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's tenure and the beginning of Churchill's. He is thrust into navigating the political waters of negotiating peace or going to war with NAZI Germany as well as at home with appeasing or irritating various political parties, including his own. All this occurring during the month of May in 1940 and one of his core objectives to safely return over 300,000 British soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. The film is full of communicative shot framing, aggressive use of colors and to my surprise had some very funny moments. Kudos to the makeup team who convincingly morphed Oldman into Churchill. Overall, it focuses on real life moments while mixing in some fictional scenes for a dramatic touch and Oldman earned his Oscar win!