The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I have to admit that I had never heard of Louis Wain before and it is usually pretty neat to discover a new artist this way. However, in this case, to be honest, even if his cats were cute, I’m not sure if Wain really deserved such a biopic though. At least, there is no denying that the whole thing was visually pretty neat. On top of that, Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy had a solid chemistry together. I think it was also clever how they displayed within only a few scenes why they were meant to be together. It’s too bad that Foy’s character disappeared fairly quickly but, unfortunately, Wain was only married for a few years ” read more

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