The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The Evolution of Mel Gibson (74 movies items)

"James Murray"

An average movie

“I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Sean Penn and Mel Gibson, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it has been ages since both actors had a critical or commercial success (at least, Gibson had more luck as a director with ‘Hacksaw Ridge’) but I’m afraid this movie turned out to be another flop. But, to be honest, making a movie about the creation of a dictionary was maybe not the greatest idea in the world. On the other hand, I have to admit that the fact that a schizophrenic murderer became a major contributor was intriguing but, still, the damned thing never really worked. Basically, they tried to focus on both men but James Murray was pretty much reduced to a workaholic struggling to get this gigantic work done. In fact, they mostly ” read more

Movies Viewed in 2020 (354 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: November 29th Via: Amazon Prime Plot: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid-19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor. Rating: 7.3/10"