Unexpectedly enjoyed this more than I thought I would

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2018)

I'm never been a history nut, so I didn't know what to expect going into "Darkest Hour." I knew about Winston Churchill, I knew that he gave a ton of iconic speeches during World War II and he helped represent Great Britain, but that was about it.
What I didn't know as that Churchill wasn't liked by many people before and during his reign in Parliament. Now that alone didn't get me to like this movie, but I did end up enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would.
"Darkest Hour" benefits from Gary Oldman's fantastic performance as Churchill and how he interacts with the other characters. He's a bit of smart ass, he's great with words, and he has a full on hatred for Hitler that causes him to allow thousands of people to die on the battlegrounds, just so that he doesn't have to have peace terms with the man.
He wants to win the war, not surrender, and he goes to the citizens of Great Britain to make sure that they're on his side. And of course they are.
The "Darkest Hour" wasn't quite good enough to make my Top 10 films of 2017, but it was a really great period piece and if you enjoy anything around the World War II period, you're sure to enjoy it.