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Darkest Hour Movie Review

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Review for the film " Darkest Hour"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 Hours 07 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 19-01-2018

Genre: Historical Drama

Similar To: The Imitation Game, The Black Prince, The Nightingale, First Man

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3.47 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Gary Oldman

Dario Marianelli

Valerio Bonelli

Eric Fellner

Tim Bevan

Joe Wright

Lily James

Samuel West

Stephen Dillane

Bruno Delbonnel

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Producer:

Tim Bevan

Anthony McCarten

Douglas Urbanski

Eric Fellner

Lisa Bruce

Music Director:

Dario Marianelli

Editor:

Valerio Bonelli

Director:

Joe Wright

Supporting Actress:

Lily James

Costume Designer:

Jacqueline Durran

Art Director:

Oliver Goodier

Nick Gottschalk

Joe Howard

Sound Designer:

Paul Carter

Edwardo Santiago

Director of Photography:

Bruno Delbonnel

Executive Producer:

Lucas Webb

James Biddle

Associate Producer:

Katherine Keating

Visual Effects Producer:

Anne Marie Ouellet

Casting Director:

Jina Jay

Still Photographer:

Jack English

empty:

Paul Cotterell

Craig Berkey

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Stephane Naze

Screenplay Writer:

Anthony McCarten

Gaffer:

Chuck Finch

Music Editor:

Mark Willsher

Production Designer:

Sarah Greenwood

Set Decorator:

Katie Spencer

Hair Stylist:

Anita Burger

Special Effects Technician:

George Spensley Corfield

Stunt Coordinator:

Jamie Edgell

Stunt Performer:

Tony Christian

Visual Effects Coordinator:

Patricia Leblanc

Digital Compositor:

Tracie Donais

Visual Effects Artist:

Yan Caspar Hirschbuehl

Sound Mixer:

John Casali

Boom Operator:

Chris Murphy

Supporting Actor:

Gary Oldman

Samuel West

Stephen Dillane

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Story

The story is about how a prime minister develops the courage to save its people from the darkest hour they have been going through.

Cast

The cast includes Gary Oldman One of the most respected actors in Hollywood. Kno >> Read More... , Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane Stephen Dillane Aka Stephen John Dillane is a 62-y >> Read More... , Ronald Pickup, Ben Mendelsohn, and Lily James.

Plot

The movie is based on a true story when the British people have to go through a tough time because they feared of being captured or seized as there was a big fall down due to disaster in France. This was the time of World War II World War II is a Malayalam information TV show on >> Read More... . This was the time when the Nazi forces were continuously increasing their forces. The Nazi was a German political party who gained power during the period 1920 and 1945 and walked on the path of Nazism. As the Nazi forces were becoming more and more, there was a fear of darkest hour among the British as the future of the British People was in the hand of their leader.

But the British Prime minister was also unable to face Hitler who has emerged as a strong leader in that period, and each and every other person in the society was scared of his ruling power. Joe Wright Joe Wright is a British director born on 25th of A >> Read More... has presented the movie in a dramatic way where we finally get to see the intrepidity of Churchill’s and how his bravery helped his people to live in a better world where there was no fear. The story was basically about a newly assigned prime minister who has to face the Nazi party ruler in order to save its kingdom from his rule.

Analysis

The movie got many positive reviews and was one of the greatest hit of the year. The World War period has been shown in detail.

What’s there?

1. The movie has a lot of inspiring movements. Anthony McCarten has done excellent work on the screenplay.

2. Gary Oldman’s as Churchill solid’s performance is really worth appreciating in the movie.

What’s not there?

1. The Nazi rule could have been shown in more detail.

2. Since the movie is based on a true story, there could have been synchronization and more of reality in the movie.

Verdict

The movie is a must watch for people as it inspires people to overcome their fear when the matter is about their country, society or the people around them.