Although there are some compliments about the acting, the film as a whole is getting very bad reviews (except, strangely, for one in the LA Times…) The weekend gross in all 200 theaters was only $426,000 so it seems to be a commercial flop as well as a historical one….
Lee Pollock Chicago, IL 60610 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] From: Brett Weiss [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett Weiss Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Churchill Film The review is by Godfrey Cheshire, and appears on RogerEbert.com (Mr. Ebert having been dead since 2013). You will get a clear picture of his thoughts by the first paragraph: In the annals of historical biopics, Jonathan Teplitzsky’s “Churchill” stands out as a uniquely awful and tedious caricature of a fascinating subject. The film, which imagines British prime minister Winston S. Churchill as wracked with misgivings and opposing the Allied Forces’ D-Day invasion until the very last minute, strikes this reviewer as a load of utter rubbish from first frame to last. Take care. Brett Weiss From: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf of Sandy Finlayson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10:37 AM To: "[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> " <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [ChurchillChat] Churchill Film I made the mistake of going to the new Churchill film last night. While the producers made the point in the credits that the film was based on historical events but that scenes and dialogue had been made up, this was still an awful film that does a disservice to WSC. Roger Ebert's review which can be read here <http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/churchill-2017> is an accurate summation of many of the "issues" with the film. What's most alarming to me is that a lot of people get their history from the movies and if they do in this case they will get a deeply flawed picture of Churchill. After watching the film the most sensible question to ask would be, why on earth would anyone have followed the Churchill portrayed in this film? If you haven't already seen it, don't waste your money on it. Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson <http://faculty.wts.edu/posts/?facultyfilter=193> Director of Library Services & Professor of Theological Bibliography Westminster Theological Seminary <http://www.wts.edu/library> Philadelphia, PA "Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one. ~ Neil Gaiman Recent Release: Thomas Chalmers <http://www.wtsbooks.com/thomas-chalmers-sandy-finlayson-9781783970728> See also: Unity and Diversity: The Founders of the Free Church <http://www.wtsbooks.com/unity-and-diversity-sandy-finalyson-9781845505509> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
