An Oscar worthy picture embellished by a beautifully delivered performance.

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2018)

"Darkest hour" is a masterpiece, one of the rarest pictures to convey authentically the ambiguous and shallow intricacies of security councils and defence rooms during the second World War, it follows one of history's biggest politicians, the former British prime minister Winston Churchill, a man who stood alone against the pernicious European peace treaty that would have rendered the United Kingdom a slave nation to the German Nazi regiment. Winston Churchill, as depicted by the Oscar worthy Gary Oldman, was a man of honour and pride, one who would never allow his beloved country and fellow countrymen to fall into the hands of a ravaging European war , a man who didn't let his blood stained past hinder him from his political duties. Let's be frank and delve in directly to the thing that compelled us the most to buy tickets to this picture: the man , the legend , Gary Oldman , one of Hollywood's greatest actors and the highest grossing actor at the moment in all of history, He is undoubtedly the most suitable man for the endeavour , and believe me, I am not exaggerating when I describe his role that way : portraying one of Britain's greatest men is without a doubt a very difficult thing , let alone for a British man . This huge responsibility is furthered by the fact that the actor and the personage have nearly nothing physically in common, the actor , a man of a slender physic, had to adapt himself with Churchill's weight and resemble to the most his manners and most importantly his face , one that was worn out by politics and its complexity, a job that couldn't be possible if not for the make up team that stood by the actor to create the closest depiction of Winston Churchill known to date. Even though the attempts were multiple on the story of sir Churchill during the second world war , this picture topped them all ,hence its staggering record of 6 Oscar nominations: it didn't rely totally on the mind blowing effect of its astonishing cast , notably the one in a lifetime performance delivered by Mr. Garry Oldman , but wrapped the whole thing in a visual gem : one of this movies pillars is its flawless directing , M. Joe Wright created a compelling picture to add on its beautiful story , and succeeded in supporting the cast's expressive acting with a war tensioned atmosphere , one that explores the depths of war in Europe , and the sense of powerlessness that turns good men cruel , this picture clearly does not try to justify the critical decisions that were taken during that period and that perhaps directly killed countless innocent Men , it only shows that the worse have clearly been avoided thanks to the manner in which Winston Churchill solved the moral dilemmas of the war. "Darkest hour "is one of this year's top five pictures, it deserves the critical acclaim that it received and will undoubtedly be commemorated as Gary Oldman's best performance (although I am a devoted fan of Léon the professional ! )