Maybe I'm burned out of British period pieces but this film is unremarkable in its premise, and, at times, laughably off in that execution.
The film is told with the whimsy of a Tim Burton film (Olivia Colman does narrative duties) reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands or Miss Pettigrew but the protagonist isn't really that much of an oddity. Played by Benedict Cumberbatch, Louis Wain (whom I presume became famous on account of they based a movie on him) possesses a few of the aesperger-like traits of Cumberbatch's "The Imitation Game" character (Alan Turing) and is romantically inexperienced, but that's about it. When he's told by his employer (Tobey Jones) very often that he's eccentric, it's just plain bizarre.
There's a nice love story with Claire Foy and an occasional look into the economic reality of a man who has to support five sisters but the movie only touches on those things rather than makes either of them the focus of the story.
There are pleasant mood elements, but the movie is so forgettable I barely remembered anything about why the guy was famous two hours after watching the film. Something with cats?
The film is told with the whimsy of a Tim Burton film (Olivia Colman does narrative duties) reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands or Miss Pettigrew but the protagonist isn't really that much of an oddity. Played by Benedict Cumberbatch, Louis Wain (whom I presume became famous on account of they based a movie on him) possesses a few of the aesperger-like traits of Cumberbatch's "The Imitation Game" character (Alan Turing) and is romantically inexperienced, but that's about it. When he's told by his employer (Tobey Jones) very often that he's eccentric, it's just plain bizarre.
There's a nice love story with Claire Foy and an occasional look into the economic reality of a man who has to support five sisters but the movie only touches on those things rather than makes either of them the focus of the story.
There are pleasant mood elements, but the movie is so forgettable I barely remembered anything about why the guy was famous two hours after watching the film. Something with cats?