Into the Stormfollows British Prime Minister Winston Churchill  (Brendan Gleeson,28 Days Later) as he launches ferociously into  World War II. The movie’s greatest strength comes from a shifting back and  forth in time, portraying Churchill’s post-war life as well, when the very  qualities that made him so effective as a military leader threaten both his  career and his marriage. Anyone seeking a detailed analysis of the war  will be disappointed;Into the Stormskips through history, less  interested in the ebb and flow of combat than the weighing of decisions  and the composition of speeches. Although this may sound uncinematic,  Gleeson does a remarkable job articulating Churchill’s creative  thoughts as he walks to and fro in his bedclothes, mulling over the right  phrase to sustain his country’s morale, or facing FDR and Stalin across a  table, working to shape an effective alliance. Janet McTeer  (Tumbleweeds) is even better as Clementine Churchill, a woman who  never sought the political life yet strove to support her belligerent,  passionate husband as best she could. Written by Hugh Whitemore (author ofBreaking the CodeandThe Gathering Storm, to which this is  a sort of sequel),Into the Stormis a complex, well-rounded  portrait, capturing how courage and indomitability can, in peacetime, turn  brutish and bullying.--Bret FetzerStills fromInto the Storm(click for larger image)