Their finest (2016)

	Also Known As: Ihre beste Stunde
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Lone Scherfig
	Actors: Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, Sam Claflin, Jack Huston
	Country: GB, S
	Genre: Comedy, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 26.06.2017, Schauburg, Sneak Preview, English with German subtitle
Synopsis: During the London Blitz of World War II, Catrin Cole (Arterton) is recruited by the British Ministry of Information to write scripts for propaganda films that the public will actually watch without scoffing. In the line of her new duties, Cole investigates the story of two young women who supposedly piloted a boat in the Dunkirk Evacuation. Although it proved a complete misapprehension, the story becomes the basis for a fictional film with some possible appeal. As Cole labors to write the script with her new colleagues such as Tom Buckley (Claflin), veteran actor Ambrose Hilliard (Nighy) must accept that his days as a leading man are over as he joins the project. Together, this disparate trio must struggle against such complications such as sexism against Cole, jealous relatives, and political interference in their artistic decisions even as London endures the bombs of the enemy. In the face of those challenges, they share a hope to contribute something meaningful in this time of war and in their own lives.
Review: The story is nice. In times of adversity, this movie-making team believes to do something not only for their own ego or for art but also for their country. The most interesting in the story is the daily clashes of Catrin with her husband Ellis (Huston) believing he is the one who should bring the money home and with Ambrose Hilliard believing he is still a big star. Exactly like the modern woman, she understands how to handle these guys to take the best of them. Even if the ego of her husband is at the end too large. Unfortunately for the feminist, Catrin becomes very traditionalist with Tom Buckley. Well, the movie takes place in the 40s, thus it might be normal.  The acting of Bill Nighy is particularly good and hilarious as it is not a second clear whether he is serious or not. A lot of black humour is coming out from his scenes.  As if everything was shot in a studio, the lights, the scenery, the camera are very clean and classical, missing some space.
Rating: 5 /10