After Dunkirk, the British government commissions a movie about the event, meant to bolster the people's resolve. Their Finest is a fiction, based on a novel, in turn inspired by a real-life Welsh film maker who wrote propaganda films during the war, usually uncredited, but that adds an intriguing layer seeing as the film within the film is also only "inspired" by the true events its meant to portray. Filled with big names even in tiny parts, it's really Bill Nighy who captivates as the over-the-hill prima donna. The man is a treasure. This last part of the Dunkirk/Finest Hour trilogy has its share of drama, and deals well with the theme of women struggling to be seen, but also great moments of levity. Its opinion of actors is amusingly low, and war or not, the pressures of getting a film to the right market creates frustrations for its writers. In some ways, just a good enough period drama, its ultimate achievement is how powerful the film within the film is, cod 1940s style and all. Have a hanky ready, I don't know how it's possible, but there it is.
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After Dunkirk, the British government commissions a movie about the event, meant to bolster the people's resolve. Their Finest is a fiction, based on a novel, in turn inspired by a real-life Welsh film maker who wrote propaganda films during the war, usually uncredited, but that adds an intriguing layer seeing as the film within the film is also only "inspired" by the true events its meant to portray. Filled with big names even in tiny parts, it's really Bill Nighy who captivates as the over-the-hill prima donna. The man is a treasure. This last part of the Dunkirk/Finest Hour trilogy has its share of drama, and deals well with the theme of women struggling to be seen, but also great moments of levity. Its opinion of actors is amusingly low, and war or not, the pressures of getting a film to the right market creates frustrations for its writers. In some ways, just a good enough period drama, its ultimate achievement is how powerful the film within the film is, cod 1940s style and all. Have a hanky ready, I don't know how it's possible, but there it is.