The film's lighting, composition, movement, and plot are all good enough, but the brilliance of Gary Oldman's performance overshadows everything else. Churchill held up the entire empire in a childlike but infinitely powerful hand. A unique World War II-themed film, the entire film expresses the rhythm and tension of the political struggle far more than a 20-second battlefield scene. Gary Oldman interprets the brave, great and strong giant, he really has no reason not to defeat the equally powerful and deserving sweet tea and old soup, Oscar finally added to the uncrowned king.
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