Riveting--what a performance by Gary Oldman!

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2018)

I didn't think I'd like this movie, believing that I must sit through a boring movie (so I thought) just to see Gary Oldman's Oscar-winning performance. But I'm so glad I did. Historical inaccuracies? Not a problem; after all, this is a dramatized movie, not a documentary. Although the entire movie is dialogue-driven, the tension is palpable from start to finish. Anyhow, there's no need to repeat what many reviewers have already said. All I can say is, watch it for the brilliant performance and rousing speeches. It captures a moment in time when a man is faced with extreme adversity and how his steely resolve would effect the course of history.