Churchill (2017)

A Masterpiece!

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Blistering performances.

I can't speak to the historical accuracy of this film, but my impression after reading reviews of the film is that historical accuracy was not a high priority here. The reason I am giving this film such a low rating is that the casting was horrible. It isn't that the actors involved aren't good actors, but when you're as old as I am and you can actually remember these people, poor casting -- including down to looks -- can be so distracting as to ruin a film. And that is the case here. I don't question that Brian Cox is a very good actor, but he didn't look anymore like Churchill than I do. The first thing that bothered me was Cox's acne (?) scars. So distracting. I don't remember Churchill looking like that at all. It seemed as if the one thing Cox got right was how Churchill held his cigar in his mouth. Unfortunately, that doesn't make for an accurate portrayal.Then there's Eisenhower. Eisenhower looked old and sicker here than he did a decade later AFTER having a heart attack! I'm not exaggerating one bit.Julian Wadham as Field Marshall Montgomery was the one actor who did look pretty much like the real person.I am reminded of two recent films about Lyndon Johnson. In "All THe Way", starring Bryan Cranston, I thought the portrayal was great and the look was about right. Then there was Woody Harrelson's portrayal in "LBJ". I couldn't get past the looks. A wasted film in my view.A biographical film cannot be done by an impressionist, but the portrayals need to be believeable. Here, they're not.

I didn't know anything about Churchill. This taught me a lot and was beautifully shot with some great music. Standout scene was where the king met churchill to tell him he could not go on the ship. Loved it

I have often thought I would like to again experience watching films such as Aliens, The Thing, Saving Private Ryan or Blade Runner for the first time. All were exciting and entertaining. What am I served up with now? This tripe. Never mind factual issues, it is just plain boring. Churchill is, possibly, one of the worst films I have watched (well, I stopped after 50 minutes - my jaw was nearly dislocated with yawning). Dreadful. How was this ever released?

Churchill ,according to be lacked the reason to make it a film.. AS the MAIN character in the film(according to me) did nothing so tremendous which is worth mentioning....