Scherfig balances what in another directors hands could be an uneven mixture of tones, carefully maneuvering around the pervasive wartime trauma to find romantic, funny, and touching moments.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 4, 2022

Sparks fly between her and a cynical fellow writer Tom (Sam Claflin, duly intellectualized with specs and a 'stache) and Arterton knows how to pretty-cry with panache when tears are required.

| Oct 5, 2021

A delight from start to finish, except for the part where the film rips your heart out.

| Original Score: B | Aug 24, 2021

It feels inappropriate to be moved by a film about propaganda during an era of "alternative facts." Yet I found my soul soothed by Their Finest.

Full Review | Mar 2, 2021

There's a sweet love story and some wonderful work by an array of British actors. My heavens, this is charming, rib-tickling escapism.

| Jan 27, 2021

...well it's close to cinema perfection in my eyes.

| Jan 5, 2021

Arterton, an underrated actress, gives a rich and believable performance with stellar comic timing, while Sam Claflin gives a perfect companion performance.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 26, 2020

Ultimately, I liked Their Finest as a historical look at the moviemaking process, and the character drama adds a nice skeletal structure with which to explore that.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2020

A lovely film about film-making and women's changing roles during WWII, which is sure to melt the most cynical of hearts. I certainly had something in my eye at more than one point.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 12, 2020

Their Finest shines a succinct, pleasant spotlight on a small portion of the British war effort that I've never seen told before, and it's as fascinating as it is funny and entertaining.

| May 6, 2020

In a modern era where we're increasingly conscious of the need for and the value of women voices behind the screen, Their Finest reminds us of those who came before and worked silently (often uncredited) to further the feminist cause.

| Apr 4, 2020

The characters' endless revision of the film within the film tends to heighten one's awareness of the compromises that must have gone into the writing of this formulaic piece.

| Mar 26, 2020

It's a well-told story with exquisite mise-en-scene, costumes, lighting and staging. It'll fill you up with warmth due to its sincerity and intelligence -- acting as a much-needed catharsis for our times.

| Mar 13, 2020

While the plot lacks emotional depth, screenwriter Gaby Chiappe's mild dialogue and Scherfig's dainty direction focus on its inspirational elements... to build a sweet, heart-warming period drama that reminds viewers that there is hope during hard times.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 13, 2019

[Gemma] Arterton is so winning as Catrin Cole, she would be reason enough to see the film.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2019

Scherfig's celebratory film may be well-dressed romantic hokum, but manages to run the emotional gamut and remain delightful nonetheless.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 9, 2019

Director Lone Scherfig has done a good job touching all the bases down to minute detail. She has created a film with a different perspective on women and war in another era.

| Sep 10, 2019

A romantic dramedy with an underlying feminist message and an utterly enjoyable cinematic experience.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 16, 2019

Bill Nighy steals the show as a foppish seasoned actor.

| Original Score: B | Mar 12, 2019

A sweet, spiky and unashamedly British tale.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 4, 2019