The trailer definitely sucked me into the story. Pretty sure I will be seeing this one.


Wheels

Gary Oldman is simply acting genius. 'Nuff said.

Interesting, especially in combination with Dunkirk...

Now this LOOKS good. And yeah,Oldman is the man.

I thought John Lithgow portrayed a better representation of Churchill in 'The Crown'. Oldman didn't seem to have the gravitas in his utterances that Winnie had.

I though John Lithgow was excellent too. I also really, really enjoyed "Gathering Storm" where I felt Albert Finney did an outstanding job. This looks good too. Oldman is a great actor but I'll need to see the whole movie as I don't glean enough from the performance by this short clip here. I just see Oldman in this trailer. I imagine though once becoming engrossed with the film that his performance will really take off and sink in.

Put me in the category of those who thought Albert Finney did a wonderful job in "The Gathering Storm"


Wheels

Dunkirk and now this ...its too good to be true

I wonder what we've had the most of? Movies and tv shows about Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth or QE II?

Looks like QE1 takes it with 16 films, QE2 with 12, and Winston with 10.

• Queen Elizabeth 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_about_Elizabeth_I_of_England
• Queen Elizabeth 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_about_Elizabeth_II
• Winston Churchill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_about_Winston_Churchill

Wheels

Thanks for the thorough reply wheels!

Well you HAVE TO cite your sources.


Wheels

Saw it last night.

I have no complaints, it was to me a fine movie but I doubt it will win many awards (hope I'm wrong) other than Gary Oldman definitely being in the running for best actor, IMO.

The crowd was definitely on the older side. My friend brought his 16 year old son, he was the only teen I saw. Don't think I saw anyone else under 40.

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My wife and I enjoyed it. My only complaint was that the story ended too soon. The Movie ends just as the War starts.

My wife, friends and I came out of the theater talking about whether or not there would be a sequel to cover the rest of the war.

There has to be some incredible stories from the War (call me Captain Obvious). Darkest Hour covered his difficult struggle to power.

So far as I can see from the trailer, the film covers the critical months of May and June 1940. The war was certainly well-advanced by then.

You're not counting from 7 December 1941 are you?

Just a joke, don't take it to PWEC please.

Oh no. As a Canadian, who's Poppa served for all 6 years of the war. I should know better.

Something I forgot to mention, at the end of "Darkest Hour" practically everyone in the theater began clapping. I can't recall ever seeing that in a movie theater before.