The Darkest Hour: '... and the Academy Award goes to ...'

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2018)

This is a highly tense documentary drama set during the early days of World War II. Britain faces the imminent threat of a German invasion, the fate of Britain hangs on the leadership of the newly-appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
The burden of leadership was enormous, but Churchill shows through his passionate speeches that he is the right man for the job. Intelligence in the War Room shows that France is about to fall, Germany is closing in on Britain, the dilemma facing Churchill was either negotiate with Hitler, or rally the Nation to fight on against unbelievable odds.
Churchill was on the brink of signing a peace treaty but his confidence is restored after taking a spontaneous ride on the underground, he talks to a diverse group of London's general public and is encouraged by their fighting spirit.
With some astonishing make-up I never thought for one moment that Gary Oldman was not the abrasive Churchill character, the physical transformation was remarkable.
See this gripping wartime drama in associate with Christopher Nolan's technically accurate film 'Dunkirk' (the recently made flip side to the story).
Winston Churchill has been voted the greatest Briton who ever lived!