Darkest Hour
Focus Features | Release Date: November 22, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 50 Critic Reviews
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44
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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60
VoxAlissa WilkinsonNov 23, 2017
Oldman is excellent in the movie, playing a jolly, idiosyncratic, sometimes conflicted version of the British prime minister. But the movie Oldman is in isn’t as good as his performance. Darkest Hour is certainly engaging during its run time, but it’s weirdly forgettable after the fact. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottNov 21, 2017
Churchill’s resolve, like the bravery of the soldiers, airmen and ordinary Britons in “Dunkirk,” is offered not as a rebuke to the current generation, but rather as a sop, an easy and complacent fantasy of Imperial gumption and national unity. Read full review
58
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallDec 21, 2017
Gary Oldman may finally get that Oscar he has long deserved for Darkest Hour, a movie that seems constructed to do little else. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisDec 13, 2017
A nagging question persists throughout Darkest Hour: Is Oldman’s compulsively meticulous turn here anything more than a brilliant impersonation? The answer is yes, but it’s a performance that always stands apart from the rest of the film. Read full review
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