darkest hour

Rating: 4/10 (8 March 2018)

Am I the only one not impressed by Gary Oldman's performance? Half the time I did not understand what he says as he mumbles or whispers. And I understand the other actors, so it is not a sounding issue. The portrayal of Churchill is as feeble and old, which I don't think he was since it takes strength to carry on what he did. The make up is almost as thick as Bram Stoker's Dracula.
We know Churchill was spiritual and cantankerous, but during the entire movie I only hear one or two real spiritual sayings.
A more authentic, lively and better performance is given by Brian Cox in the movie "Churchill".
Other aspects: cinematography is quite good ( due also to the hefty budget).
Music is also top notch. An emotional crescendo is built up by the director up to the final, strings attached, and I recognize I was carried out by it myself.
A common gimmick nowadays is to introduce the perspective of a "common people", in this case, the typist girl. Another is (due to political correctness)
to introduce a non-white person, so a black man has the longest frame time in the underground scene.
Some scenes are weird( eg the prime minister searching for a reference from Cicero-and we never find out what the quotation was; He sends a telegram to an officer in Calais,but the officer stares at German airplanes, we don't know his reaction)