This 2017 BBC movie starts out in 1940 as Catrin (Gemma Arterton) gets a job as a screenwriter for the English Ministry of Information. The Ministry wants a movie to inspire the population amid the German bombing. Catrin’s boss, Buckley (Sam Claflin), recognizes her raw talent. Catrin and Buckley work together to write a script that will highlight fading star, Ambrose Hilliard (Bill Nighy), since most of the other movie stars are unavailable. I enjoyed the old fashioned manner of making movies in the 1940s. Their Finest takes you behind the scenes of the production. Plenty of things go wrong. There are gaffs galore. But amid all the confusion, Catrin and Buckley work to produce a quality film. This is one of those movies where you’re going to laugh and cry. Highly recommended! GRADE: A
I agree. I got and read THEIR FINEST HOUR AND A HALF by Lissa Evans, the novel the movie was (pretty closely) based on, and enjoyed it too.
Jeff, I liked the cast and the flow of THEIR FINEST. This is a very underrated movie!
This was a very good movie that most people seemed to have missed. Maybe now.
Patti, we missed THEIR FINEST when it opened and closed at our local “arts” theater in one week. I was happy it was available on Blu-ray.
I read the book a year or so ago, and enjoyed it.
Rick, you would really enjoy the movie version of the book!
I saw this nearly a year ago, probably a DVD from Netflix, and seem to remember liking it although I don’t remember much about it except for the actor played by Bill Nighy, who can make anything worth watching. Then I saw him again last week in “The Bookshop”, a rather drab and uneventful drama that also starred the wonderful Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson. Can’t go wrong with a cast like that.
Michael, I liked THE BOOKSHOP despite its glacial pacing. Great cast! And THEIR FINEST has a great cast, too. And a better script!
Of course it has gaffs, they’re listed in the credits!
Bob, very clever!
George, I didn’t know about this film until now. It does sound good. Bill Nighy is a versatile and wonderful actor.
Prashant, you’ll enjoy THEIR FINEST. Bill Nighy steals every scene he’s in!