Gary Oldman's bulldog performance as Winston Churchill lifts Joe Wright's overwrought directing from its 'Darkest Hour'

From its grab-for-all-the-gusto Gary Oldman performance to its direction by Joe Wright, “Darkest Hour” is nothing if not an energetic, showy piece of work, but some types of showy have more staying power than others. The lean and hungry Oldman would seem an unlikely pick to play the rotund, jowly...

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