darkest hour

zeb

The film Darkest Hour.
Recommended watching.
slimboyfat

I agree it was a good film.
How I rated films I've watched so far this year:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri 9/10
Very funny, good characters
Darkest Hour 8/10
Focuses on key part Churchill played in fighting on, two marks off for cringeworthy inaccurate underground scene
Last Flag Flying 8/10
Funny film, well acted, especially Cranston, slightly anti-war but but not enough for my taste
The Post 2/10
Boring attempt to cover contemporary issues of free speech and feminism through historical lens
Loveless 10/10
Best film so far, very bleak, set in Russia, beautiful images and some darkly funny scenes
The Shape of Water 7/10
Okay sort of fantasy/love story, well done if you like that
Phantom Thread - not seen yet
freddo

Very good film. Agree with Slimboy about the "underground" scene - absolute nonsense.
My favourite in recent viewings - "Hacksaw Ridge".
slimboyfat

I just saw Phantom Thread. I'd give it 10/10.
Excellent actkng. I not sure if it's entirely intentional, but I understand the film as a comment on contemporary anxiety about gender roles and excellently executed. Some will find the plot twist unsatisfying, but I tend to understand it metaphorically in relation to the theme. Plus it's got some very funny scenes.