Mileage may vary based on your WWII knowledge

Rating: 6/10 (26 February 2018)

I feel a bit unqualified to offer a review of this. So much of the film depended on the viewer having some prerequisite knowledge about Winston Churchill and the politics of World War II, and my lack thereof played heavily into my lukewarm reaction. And that's my main criticism of the film - as someone who doesn't have an in-depth knowledge of the events portrayed here, it didn't do enough to establish the character of Winston Churchill and help me understand his plight. I spent the majority of the film feeling as though I was passively watching the events unfold, mildly interested at best. It probably doesn't help that political intrigue films tend not to be my cup of tea. In any event, the film certainly looked nice and I absolutely admired and enjoyed Gary Oldman's performance. I'll add it to my list of films that came off as objectively good but just didn't appeal to me much.
Light 3/5