hoppitysmummy
Joined Oct 2016
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Went to see this one with three friends, expecting something a bit on the twee / 'Heritage Film' side. Wrong. THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN was generally very watchable and blended the a number of story element well. The person who was bewildered about what sort of a film it was should have borne in mind that films often have elements of humour, drama, tragedy and romance, because life is not all lived on one level. It probably helped that I was not familiar with Cumberbatch's other work, so was able to see his role as the person he was playing, rather than 'Here's Benedict again!'
One reviewer enthused 'Be transported to the 1700s', but I would disagree strongly. Aside from Tom Wilkinson's gruff Lord Mansfield and the ever-reliable Penelope Wilton, I found the film an overdressed bore. It is not enough to have nice costumes and genuine stately homes when an interesting premise is reduced to a stuffy essay in ahistorical political correctness as can be seen in the final scenes.
In addition the sound was distracting on occasion, bursting out from some of the loudspeakers (my late partner and I watched it on a liner) and creating a sense on unreality rather than the intended (I presume) natural atmosphere.
In addition, the film dragged on far too long for its content, with its interest petering out around the halfway mark. In fairness, I might add that my partner liked the film, so all was not lost.
In addition the sound was distracting on occasion, bursting out from some of the loudspeakers (my late partner and I watched it on a liner) and creating a sense on unreality rather than the intended (I presume) natural atmosphere.
In addition, the film dragged on far too long for its content, with its interest petering out around the halfway mark. In fairness, I might add that my partner liked the film, so all was not lost.