Review of Darkest Hour (2017) by Film C — 16 Jan 2018

Great performance but nothing to write home about unfortunately!

This review of Darkest Hour (2017) was written by Film C on 16 January 2018.

Darkest Hour has generally received very positive reviews.

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Finally watched the movie with boxxy software. Interesting movie. At times felt more like a documentary, but a good one. Oldman did a fantastic job…

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By Liam L (67) on 26 Oct 2018

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Darkest Hour is probably one of the best films of recent years and is definitely one of the most entertaining and powerful interpretations…

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It's worthy of an award for most acting, but as for giving the year's best performance, that accolade should be reserved for a performer…

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By Randy C (345) on 09 Sep 2018

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