Darkest Hour (2017)
2017
114 Minutes
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and definin...
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Once upon a time,Joe Wright understood that the abomination known as "Pan (2015)" failed big time and decided to make a comeback with "Darkest Hour",a movie whose material and execution I would describe with an adjective 'Solid'.
After seeing countless versions of Winston Churchill,Gary Oldman is probably the Churchill worthy of an Oscar,and to the makeup team 'credit where credit is due',because they somehow managed to transform Oldman's sweet-looking face into someone else.
The story was also easy to follow (kinda like the instructions of a LEGO Set),where its execution was going for a slow build-up to a delirious 3rd Act,with surprising moments of comedy that try to make the movie a little 'lighthearted' and parts that make it the 2nd movie of 2017 with some mentions of Dunkirk (that was indeed refreshing).
The soundtrack by Dario Marianelli was both catchy and the movie's only flaw (near the end) and it sure made a scene after the beginning the best part of the movie.
Summing everything up,Darkest Hour was a surprise (especially since this is my first Oscar Contender movie of 2017). Talking about Awards,I would compare this to Titanic,since both of these movies I would call 'Oscar Movies that don't really need that much recognition',since they'll be talked about for years to come. Joe Wright made a step-up over his last (horrible) effort and made an inspiring movie,with,as said,a Winston Churchill worthy of an Award.1 member likes this review.
