Inspiring, beautiful, super good acting of everyone not only Gary Oldman, after 2 hours I wanted other 2h

It is well achieved overall, but it has way too many useless hollywoodized scenes. Gary Oldman's acting is great, but his character was way too goofy. It lost all seriousness. It felt like I was watching a kid's movie. You know, the clichéd old guy who always has it his way. Without those unnecessary scenes, and having continued the story after the resolution (which we all knew what was gonna happen) it would have been a great movie. I guess I should go watch a documentary.

A decent film with watching. Not Churchill not by a long shot. I don’t care how much they laud the actor, I‘m sure he is very good, but we have seen heard and read of Churchill and that is not him. The Churchill on screen was weaker, wimpering, unsure, indecisive etc. I‘m sure the makers wanted to „humanize“ him but that is not the way to do it. The other characters around Winston were exactly how WC probably was, strong, decisive and convinced of their own rightness. THAT was WC, bold and inspiring. I hope someone can do a better job in the future. Not the BBC.

Visually it's incredible, lots of beautiful shots; and Gary Oldman's acting, sublime as always. It does have lots of intense moments, but also some parts during the movie feel fairly dull, so it's slightly too long for my liking.

This was a great film, let down by inconsistent prosthetic make-up and wigs, which really distracted from the Oscar-winning performance by Gary Oldman. The other failure was the need to put in an identification character, the mousy secretary who sees Winnie first as intimidating and then gets to know him. This was clunky and not really needed when Churchill himself is such a well-known and relatable figure. Some wonderful performances, Kristen Scott-Thomas as Clemmie and Ben Mendelsohn as the King really convinced as the strong wife and the weak monarch. The film is not blessed with historical accuracy, but that matters less than the personal story of Churchill's political revival and the portrayal of the man's character.

A good, albeit slightly bland biopic about Winston Churchill & his late efforts in WWII. Gary Oldman is a little goofy in the role, but he's clearly giving it his all and definitely feels transformative in the role. The shy secretary subplot feels a bit patronizing (the only female character in the movie aside from Mrs. Churchill), and there's a weird running gag about full frontal exposure. I like the final chat with the people on the train in a vacuum, but it is a bit cheesy and disingenuous with its fabrication. It's not great, but it's pretty feel-good and certainly a comfort biopic for the holiday season.

Love movies like this where you get a glimpse into the personal lives of people you’ve learned about your whole life. Really makes you feel for Churchill

"Darkest Hour" stars Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill and follows his first month as Prime Minister. In it, Churchill immediately has to deal with important decisions of what England is to do about Hitler and the second World War. The two big aspects that people remember from this movie are: the makeup to transform Oldman into Churchill and Oldman's transformative performance in the role. The two aspects rightfully gained Academy recognition for their success. And yes, the two elements combine to do their job just right. Watching the film, you completely forget you are watching a performance and just get sucked into the world it ahs created. The film does its best to stay tightly edited, moving along from point to point at a slick pace. But even with that, there are only so many ways you can try to make old timey parliament look interesting. Outside the makeup and performance, what the film does best is battle with the question of "where do you compromise?". This presents good themes when it comes to times of war and politics. Churchill himself isn't always a 100% likable guy, I admire the fact the film doesn't shy away from showing his flaws. Some of the plot points feel a bit underdeveloped, and like any based on true story movie, there is more to the story that can't be shown. So, the film can at times feel like only a small part of a much larger more interesting story. If you are looking for an informative, entertaining and at times inspiring story of Winston Churchill, take 2 dark hours and watch this film.

One of the best movies I've seen!!!

Greatest movie of Churchill ever and Gary Oldman was sensational

Inctedible movie! Loved it!

It is unfortunate that a film showing how much attention its subject paid to his speeches should have been served by a screenplay that seemed so obviously 'written'. At times it seemed like there was a Churchill character checklist that was gradually ticked off - Drank like a fish? Check. Big on cigars? Check. Gets emotional? Check. Moody and stubborn? Check. And all those blatant character introductions in the script, rather ham fisted. Gary Oldman put in an excellent performance as the great man but so much of what surrounded his fine turn was deeply flawed. The camerawork and editing at times seemed rather too 'in your face' for a story of this kind and too many scenes struck me as so obviously 'staged' and directed. The great films succeed in making the viewer forget all the industry and planning behind the scenes, whereas I found myself constantly thinking how I was watching something very much 'created'. The scene on the Tube was ludicrous and the final scene in the Commons was laid on so thick it could have been Churchill applying mortar during one of his Chartwell wall-building sessions. So not a bad film but could have been so much better.

The acting is phenomenal, the pacing is perfect. A riveting true story, expertly told.

Gary Oldman was indeed phenomenal on this one. And even without Gary's performance, this would still be a worthy watch.

Excellent Movie. There are minor tweaks to the actual history but the overall fear of being alone to face the Nazi invasion is incredibly accurate. The acting is phenomenal along with the attention to detail in sets. Indeed, there's almost universal acclaim for Oldman's depiction of Churchill. Director is to be compleminted for telling an important story but at the same time keeping it fast-paced and interesting. This is one of the great movies of the 21st Century.

Gary Oldman gives a powerhouse performance as Sir Winston Churchill, winning the Oscar for Lead Actor. Really good film from beginning to end.

This is the story of the man who wanted to fight for his country and his liberty! Winston Churchill is Englands newest prime minister and is torn between fighting against the Nazi invasion or maintain a peace treaty between the two sides, with pressure mounting on him to make a decision soon. Gary Oldman plays the memorable minister with conviction and humanity, making this one of the most intense period dramas ever!

The more I think about it, the less I like it. Firstly the movie itself is a product of Wright's standard over-direction and a sickeningly mawkish screenplay. As to Oldman's performance, this ranks among his least interesting. More a product of make-up and bluster than any real character work.

For the fewer readers out there who can actually make it through an entire post now, Darkest Hour is so well crafted on a whole movie level start to finish and so well acted and again I got teared up a couple times last night after seeing DH again finally and that to me is a movie doing its job being powerful as it is! The subway scene is so real and down to earth! A well deserved Oscar win went to Gary Oldman and DH was up for best picture in early 2018. Yes, no battle scenes and not a typical war movie BUT Gary Oldman's performance is right up there with the best performances of all time along with Marlon Brando, (Godfather), J. Phoenix as the Joker, George C. Scott as Patton, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga BOTH in A Star Is Born, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, Denzel Washington in Flight and Tom Hanks in SPR, Forrest Gump and Cast Away! (To name a few of the best of the best!) A 9 out of 10 overall BUT a 10 out of 10 goes to Oldman clearly as Winston Churchill!

Gary Oldman stole the show what a performance, aside from that I loved the cinematography and the amazing editing. Well shot and directed by J. Wright, who made an amazing job from the scene selection and use of the CGI that was not use extensibly to overcrowd the acting. What else can I say this is classic than even MR. Churchill will tip his hat.