As usual, Ethan Hawke gives his all as the great inventor, and the anachronistic approach and unusual visual style might not suit everyone's taste, but I especially enjoyed those aspects of the movie.
However, the passive narration by, and soulless performance of Eve Hewson sorely lacks any conviction or talent, which ruins the entire experience. In a way, I consider this quite surprising, since she's playing the daughter of Thomas Edison, an egocentric, greedy hypocrite; I'd think this role shouldn't be too hard for her, as her actual father ihas repeatedly proven himself to be a blatant fraud, who once made an empty private jet fly halfway around the world to pick up his lucky cowboy hat, all the while preaching about the environment - not to mention moving the headquarters of his band to the Netherlands to avoid paying taxes. But daddy has the money and the connections to forge a career for her.
Even without this background information, I'd still say she's the reason this movie doesn't work, and it's a pity; this could've been the masterpiece Nikola Tesla deserves, but for the time being, we'll have to wait for a truly worthy movie depicting his wondrous genius.
However, the passive narration by, and soulless performance of Eve Hewson sorely lacks any conviction or talent, which ruins the entire experience. In a way, I consider this quite surprising, since she's playing the daughter of Thomas Edison, an egocentric, greedy hypocrite; I'd think this role shouldn't be too hard for her, as her actual father ihas repeatedly proven himself to be a blatant fraud, who once made an empty private jet fly halfway around the world to pick up his lucky cowboy hat, all the while preaching about the environment - not to mention moving the headquarters of his band to the Netherlands to avoid paying taxes. But daddy has the money and the connections to forge a career for her.
Even without this background information, I'd still say she's the reason this movie doesn't work, and it's a pity; this could've been the masterpiece Nikola Tesla deserves, but for the time being, we'll have to wait for a truly worthy movie depicting his wondrous genius.