Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

SnoopyStyle It's 1934. Winston Churchill (Albert Finney) is in Chartwell working on a biography of his ancestor Duke of Marlborough. He's a backbencher warning against German rearmament. He despises the decline of the empire but only has a limited group of supporters. He becomes isolated. His wife Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave) discovers that he has suffered great losses and they are struggling financially. Meanwhile, government official Ralph Wigram (Linus Roache) is concerned about Hitler's laws especially with his beloved mentally challenged child. Wigram feels ignored by 10 Downing Street and starts illegally leaking to Churchill.Albert Finney is simply amazing but he's not alone. He's surrounded by some of the best in Britain including the great Vanessa Redgrave. The talent is impeccable. The production looks great for a TV movie. It's compelling history and an interesting behind-the-headlines espionage thriller.

lisamcolson What an incredible time in history to cover in a film. A lot of young people today really don't understand what an incredible gift was given to us by way of Mr. Churchill's vision and determination to defend against such a horrible man like Hitler. Had he not, what a different world we would be living in today.We've heard of Mr.Churchill and the famous speech during World War 2, but to get such an intimate view of the man himself, his family and the wonderful pride he had in England was inspiring. I wish there were more people like him in our world today. He wasn't afraid to speak out when the rest of the country wanted him to play along..and behave.Albert Finney was simply extraordinary in this film, as was Vanessa Redgrave. The whole cast was wonderful.I would highly recommend this film to all.

thomascapital I have read most of Mr. Churchill's writings (tens of thousands of pages) and he was the greatest leader of his day and perhaps in England's great history.The liberal/pacifist fools of the day (Stanley Baldwin/Chamberlin) and their attempts to placate Hitler, made Hitler whom he became, a ruthless and brutal thug. The League of Nations placated Hitler and allowed the Treaty of Versailles to be violated, repeatedly, until it had no weight or validity.Does any of this sound familiar today? Yes, the UN, the new league, has done nothing to stop brutal thugs throughout the globe; however, fools in America and abroad are still acting as if everything will be fine, if we just let these thugs be. Fool.The Movie was perfectly acted on all accounts, and Finney performed an Oscar worthy.

darthquincunx A superb film with a very good cast. Albert Finney is a brilliant Churchill and Vanessa Redgrave makes a very good Clemmie. The storyline is excellent but historically inaccurate. For instance, the year given is 1934 and we see Churchill making his infamous speech about Gandhi in the House of Commons but that speech was made in 1931. Stanley Baldwin, played superbly by Derek Jacobi, was not Prime Minister in 1934, Ramsay McDonald was until Baldwin took over in 1935. More importantly where was Neville Chamberlain, the true appeasement supporter? However, overall it was still a superb production and seeing Churchill or Finney strutting the steps of Admiralty House with the stirring music was brilliant and uplifting. A great film , shame about the slight inaccuracies