Gary Oldman-starrer 'The Darkest Hour', a conspicuously made Winston Churchill biographical, is technically stupendous an achievement. As many critics have agreed, it'd be nice to watch it with 'Dunkirk' for a simultaneous pleasure. But then, despite being so beautifully made these films, and finely acted here by Oldman, it just remains a Dunkirk- well a thing to look at, but not essential viewing. I'd pick the Claire-Foy starrer "The Crown Season 1" and recommend it if you want to watch Oldman's Churchill in a better filmmaking-set piece.

It's a flawed film, but it's still worth a watch if only to look at the shining assault it'll do to your eyes, sprinkling nothing but simplistic narrative arcs here and there. But I'd suggest to skip it if you are a fan of period drama. It's more politics, even boring at times.
2.5/5.