TERRIBLE movie. Pedantic. Focuses on the idea that Winston suffered from depression. All Churchill does is complain here. All his wife does is bitch at him. My favorite character was General Eisenhower, and this movie isn't even about him. Do yourself a favor and ignore this rotten film.

I totally agree with all of the other comments - a great man made to look an incompetent leader and the Americans were the best - totally mis-represented any facts - even if there were any - absolute rubbish

In the days leading up to the D-Day landing, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is desperate to get Operation Overlord shut down, as he fears it will lead to a disaster on the scale of Gallipolli.Brian Cox plays Churchill in this dramatic reconstruction. The trouble is that it's not that dramatic, and it's not that accurate either, in that Churchill was not disposed to try to undermine his Chiefs of Staff in the run-up to D-Day. And as for the characterisation of Churchill is concerned - he was a man of many facets, but I doubt that interfering busybody with borderline senility was one of them.All of which might not have mattered had there been enough in the film to hold your attention. But despite being set at one of the most dramatic moments in recent history, and despite some beautiful cinematography, this film is boring from start to finish. It appears to think it is important - it isn't - and it is packed full of lingering closeups, and leisurely focus-pulls and dissolves, all of which serve little purpose other than to make the thing longer.

This movie should be forced to have it's title changed. One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Watch "Darkest Hour" instead and avoid this complete nonsense.