Movie Review: ****^ Darkest Hour (2017)

I could not recommend this film more highly.  It is fantastic.  This is a war movie, without showing much of the war.  It focuses on the politics behind the war, during Britain's darkest hour.  They stood alone against the Nazi war machine, as Belgium and France were conquered, and the United Sates still feeling protected by the oceans.  From this point, with most of Britain's troops surrounded at Dunkirk, comes Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) to the forefront.  This film deals with the relationship between Churchill and Chamberlain (Ronald Pickup), King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn), his secretary (Lily James), his wife (Kristin Scott Thomas), Parliament, the House of Commons, and last the British people.  I was left in tears at one point by the interaction between Churchill and the people of England. 
Fascinating story.  After seeing this I vote Oldman best actor of the year.  I still chuckle at the "state of nature" line.