Genie VBoeyen

Slick, violent, futuristic, lots of accents, diverse characters, drugs, greed, betrayal and murder. In other words - as dull as an unpainted 1926 Ford that's been sitting out under the raging sun for fifty years. Phew!

I love Dev Patel. But not in this stinky dung-heap. Lots, and I mean LOTS of chamber choir-ing throughout in a futile attempt to bring dramatic flavour to cinematic melba-toast. Bug-orung horse-riding, talking green tree/knight (???!!); long whipered speeches in even longer stone chambers, witches (of course), a talking fox, more horse riding, affairs with woman of ethereal beauty but no character development at all, and too many other stinkies to report here. PHEW!

Gary Oldman brings to astonishing life a Churchill most of my generation knew little about. Churchill was a man transforming into myth while Oldman simply adds another dimension to his almost mythical acting abilities. There are many reasons you should watch this film and Gary Oldman's performance is all of them.