Churchill

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My father knew Churchill well, and the man he described to me was not the man portrayed in this film...this character, despite another great performance from Brian Cox, is historically completely inaccurate. Where the basis for this person came from is beyond me. To depict the man who was arguably the greatest British leader of all time, and certainly since Boudicea anyway, in this way is in my opinion, appalling.

One doesn't have to be a World War II historian to be aware of the horrible inaccuracies in this movie. Those who reference this movie as remotely accurate clearly paid no attention in history class. For the rest of us, Prime Minister Churchill's apprehensions about D-Day were well documented; that is, documented as misgivings in its inception. However, by the time the day rolled around, he had long-since been on board, not only as a proponent, but as an architect of the offensive. What the writer of this film has done is nothing short of an abomination. People who don't know the facts or young people who haven't yet learned them see films like this and think what they are seeing is reality. While writers cannot be responsible for the ignorance of viewers; when writing about real people and real events, they do bear some responsibility to at least walk hand-in-hand with truth. The only question I have about this film is in wondering how on earth it ever got made. While most of the actors give spirited performances, they cannot redeem this awful film. I cannot possibly recommend this movie for any purpose other than a wonderful example to writers, producers and directors on what not to do when making a movie. This movie represents everything that is wrong in filmmaking.