Darkest Hour

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I literally just read a 1 star review of this movie because the person was offended by Churchill (Oldman) lighting up a cigar. That person obviously overlooked the entire movie over the fact that Churchill did smoke cigars, often. Anyway… I digress.If Oldman does not win the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal, I might just have to quit watching movies (which would make me very sad). His performance was so stunning. There was never a time during the film that I didn’t think I wasn’t watching the actual Winston Churchill. Just the mannerisms, posture, detail to the voice of Churchill, Oldman’s portrayal was perfection. The outstanding makeup only added to Oldman’s performance.-Kate W

Spent just over two hours Christmas Day sitting with my wife in a packed theater here in Fort Myers, FL being transported back in time as I watched Gary Oldman deliver the best acting job of his life. The Darkest Hour may not be a factual, moment by moment account of what took place in those critical few days before the British people in their little boats managed to pull off one of the most unbelievable rescues of all time, but it sure has all the rich detail one would expect to read about in the most authoritative historical account. The only thing missing IMHO, were young people in the theater, who apparently find the pure fiction of the latest ‘Star Wars’ episode more appealing. One can only hope their parents, or grandparents take the time to bring them to see this so that can better understand why the study of history really does matter. Hats off to those responsible for creating this masterpiece.- A. G. Vanderplaats

Over past decades I’ve often viewed film-clips of Sir Winston Churchill’s various speaking engagements. When, several minutes into this film, I watched a closeup of Gary Oldman’s portrayal in giving one of Churchill’s speeches … Oldman BECAME Churchill right before my eyes! A marvelous performance. The reality was there, the sincerity and believability of that day-and-time were convincingly genuine. I doubt some of the scenes depicted actually took place in real life, but they all lent themselves well to the core of the story, and the magnificence of Sir Winston Churchill. In all the annals of time, never have I read of any such perfectly timed, perfectly prepared, group of men who came together at the right time, in the right places to defend the world against evil as they did in World War 2 – and Sir Winston Churchill was one of those men. The movie is of the “must see” category – especially if one is interested in statesmanship.- Chainsaw

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Actors: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, Ben Mendelsohn
Directors: Joe Wright
Writers: Anthony McCarten
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Subtitles: French, Spanish
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned
Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: February 27, 2018
Run Time: 125 minutes
ASIN: B078952HSB