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- A biopic front-loaded with zaniness, it creates a curious allure around its subject — the late 19th and early 20th century cartoonist Louis Wain, known for his colorful sketches of wide-eyed anthropomorphic cats radiating electricity — though its narrative and aesthetic shortcomings boil down to its inability to keep up with the man playing him, Benedict Cumberbatch, who delivers such a madcap yet fine-tuned performance that he swallows the production whole.
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Oct 22, 2021 · 69% Tomatometer 159 Reviews 71% Audience Score 250+ Ratings The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose playful, sometimes even...
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- Will Sharpe
- PG-13
- Sophia Di Martino
Oct 22, 2021 · Reviews. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Nell Minow October 22, 2021. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" has the same problem as its real-life subject, in that it goes off in too many directions at once.
Oct 21, 2021 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Will Sharpe. Biography, Drama, History. PG-13. 1h 51m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an...
Sep 3, 2021 · Premiering at the Telluride Film Festival (whose programmers find oddball biopics impossible to resist), the eccentric yet enjoyable “ The Electrical Life of Louis Wain ” suggests that...
Dec 30, 2021 · Culture Film Reviews. The Electrical Life of Louis Wain review: A powerful paean to our feline friends. Benedict Cumberbatch gives his best performance yet in this sensitive...
- Clarisse Loughrey
- 2 min
Oct 22, 2021 · The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is not quite what you expect from a 20th-century biopic. For all of its morose almost Dickensian undertones, it is filled with the whimsical, brightly...
Sep 5, 2021 · Movie Reviews. Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’: Film Review | Telluride 2021. Claire Foy co-stars in director Will Sharpe's portrait of the eccentric...