Winston Churchill was a total hawk and not a hero as many people believe. Most of the things he did killed innocent soldiers with ill-advised war strategies. He was also a pompous git. He never asked ordinary people what they thought on the 'tube' during the war, he was an elitist buffoon. He simply got lucky and was by chance the right man at the time during the early 1940's.
Also Gary Oldman is not a genius actor, Churchill is about the easiest person to play in the world, be grumpy, grunt and smoke cigars, almost anyone could have done it. The makeup was competent but nothing special.
All in all this wasn't even a patch on the also massively overrated Dunkirk. Darkest Hour was boring, nationalistic history rewrite of history. If you have any dignity avoid at all costs. If you are some Brexit loving gibbon this film might appeal to your jingoistic stupidity.
Also Gary Oldman is not a genius actor, Churchill is about the easiest person to play in the world, be grumpy, grunt and smoke cigars, almost anyone could have done it. The makeup was competent but nothing special.
All in all this wasn't even a patch on the also massively overrated Dunkirk. Darkest Hour was boring, nationalistic history rewrite of history. If you have any dignity avoid at all costs. If you are some Brexit loving gibbon this film might appeal to your jingoistic stupidity.