Artistic licenses were taken

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2019)

The premise of the film is only focused on Winston Churchill in the months of May and early June 1940. This is why the film doesn't address the more controversial times of his career such as the Bengal Famine. This film is about his early time as PM and his decisions at the beginning of World War II. There were certainly more than a few artistic licenses taken such as the underground scene that didn't happen, his conversing with commoners as he despised everyone who was not part of the elite and his especially racist views about non-whites, the blatant ignoring of the fact that the Labour Party played a huge role in steering the British Parliament to war with the Nazi's rather than taking the diplomatic route that Lord Halifax wanted which would have surely failed as Hitler was bent on world domination. But, this was presented as more of a drama than a documentary.
The acting by Gary Oldman was superb and kept me interested and distracted me from those historical fallacies enough to enjoy the film.
8 for Acting (especially Gary Oldman)
3 1/2 for Historical Accuracy
7 for Enjoyability
7 1/2 Overall