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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Darkest Hour (2017) in Movies

Jan 14, 2018

Darkest Hour (2017)

2017 | Drama, History, War

8.1

(57 Ratings)

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Having seen Dunkirk during the summer, I was at least partially familiar with Churchill's involvement in that action and its harrowing context within the realm of WWII.

This film focuses partially on that, but more on Churchill's doubt within himself and his party he can faithfully executive the weight of being Prime Minister during the "darkest" of times and having to make the hard decisions especially involving many human lives and the possible ultimate fate of his country itself.

Obviously, this film is mainly a character study of Churchill and Gary Oldman's transformation into him. The make up is astounding as is his portrayal. Only occasionally do you see glimpses of the cranky Oldman we know from other films like Air Force One, Bram Stoker's Dracula and JFK. Otherwise his submersion into the character is complete.

I was unaware of the doubt the country and some of its key leaders had in Churchill, so this made for an interesting watch.

I thought the film maybe could have been 10-15 minutes shorter, but this is a mild complaint for an otherwise masterful film with beautiful direction with both the art direction and cinematography shining brightly.

Highly recommended.

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Stephen (210 KP) rated Isn't It Romantic (2019) in Movies

Mar 18, 2019 (Updated Mar 18, 2019)

Isn't It Romantic (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Romance

6.8

(28 Ratings)

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The good thing about a rom com is that even if it’s not that good, there’s still always something to like in there somewhere.

‘Isn’t It Romantic’ sets out to lovingly spoof the rom com formula, and does this perfectly, but still ends up delivering everything a good rom com should do.

It’s lovely to see the wonderful Rebel Wilson getting a starring role, normally she just gets to inject a bit of her talents here and there, but she really gets her teeth into this role. She comes across as a really lovely person, her natural self shining through the character she plays.

There are lots of references to other much loved rom coms (e.g. Bridget Jones and 13 Going On 30), all done with an obvious passion.

One touch of genius was the way Rebel Wilson’s character’s expletives were drowned out by an assortment of background noises - a really simple idea but so refreshing and also hilarious.

The karaoke scene, in which the cast sing along to Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ is superb, and equals the magic of ‘13 Going On 30’s outstanding ‘Thriller’ scene.

Overall, I adored this movie, great cast, great music, and loads of love poured into the film by all those involved.

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Chloe (514 KP) Mar 18, 2019

Rebel Wilson in this is wonderful loved her character she's just so funny and such a good actor

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Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies

Jul 17, 2018

So many references to games and movies (2 more)

Great story

Visually beautiful

Perfect movie for gamers and movie buffs!

I want to start off by saying I've never read the book so I can't make comparisons like so many have. For the movie it's self it's incredible.

Visually it's beautiful. So much action and set pieces. It felt like a video game most times but as it kept going back to the real world, the CGI ended up being a little distracting at times but it never put me off. They did an amazing job with it. It was probably even intended to keep reminding you it wasn't real. To differentiate between was was real and what was not.

So much references and it's fun to spot them. I saw the back to the future delorian, iron giant, tracer from overwatch, master chief.....I can keep going. I was quite surprised at a lot of them though, especially of the shining.

The cast is great, the plot was great, the environments were great. It makes you want this world to be real.

I really hope a sequel is considered. I'd be happy with the same cast as long as the story is right. I had a lot of fun with this movie.