The action begins in July 1945. As Winston Churchill rests on the French coast waiting for the outcome of British elections, Prime Minister will remember the difficult times spent in front of the British government during the war, since his appointment as Prime Minister in May 1940 , through the defeat of France, the withdrawal from Dunkirk, and his lonely struggle to confront Hitler , until the final defeat of Nazi Germany.
Into the Storm, Churchill at War ("The Storm, Churchill at War"), a telefilm that becomes the second part of the biographical story about the figure of Winston Churchill, initiated by the wonderful HBO production "The Gathering Storm " , which chronicled the major events in the life of the future prime minister in the years preceding the outbreak of World War II. Therefore, Into the Storm offers chronological continuation of that story, focusing now on the story of Churchill's years in office in the UK, during the course of World War II.
Regarding the assessment of the film, we must start by saying that this remains the hallmark of HBO productions about the quality of the atmosphere, the historical recreation and staging, they are excellent. In terms of interpretation, performances are also quite good, with Irish actor Brendan Gleeson replacing Albert Finney in the role of Churchill, a role that earned him to win the Emmy for best actor, though, comparing both performances, I personally more convinced of Finney. The film also plays some of the most famous and emotional speeches Churchill's urging to continue the fight, as the famous " fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight on beaches, in the hills ...." In addition, following the line of Storm Threat the story does not avoid addressing the less friendly aspects of Churchill's personality, his irritable character, their class prejudices, and personal and emotional problems, which comes complete on a personal level political and historical portrait of the character.
However, the film also fails in some respects, particularly in terms of narrative. The idea of \u200b\u200bcompressing the main events of six years of war in a television movie and a half hours does not stop working well, because too many important facts are narrated in a schematic way in, and the time jumps are not all that well explained. Thus, the viewer not familiar with the historical facts of World War II can be lost in more than one point in the narrative. Undoubtedly due to cover the range of years in office Churchill would have been much more appropriate format for a Miniseries of several chapters that would have allowed to develop a greater coherence and detail the story of all political events and military developments between 1940 and 1945.
In any case, Into the Storm is one of those titles that will be appreciated by fans of historical films, not only at formal bill painstaking, but also provide a more accurate portrayal of one of the key figures of the twentieth century. Although in my point of view " Storm Threat" was a step above this, no doubt, Into the Storm completes in a fairly decent biography of Churchill's account, accepting the fact that is rather short on the narrative plane. A recommended title which will appeal to fans of historical films in general.
Rating: 6 / 10
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