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 with his wife until she passed away. Eventually, instead of focusing on this lovely romantic relationship, they decided to focus instead on his erratic behavior which made sense as it was probably just as remarkable as his famous work on cats was. Still, eventually, what the hell was going on with Mr. Wain after all? That was probably the main issue with this movie. Indeed, they gave us pretty much anything going from borderline personality, ADHD, autism, schizophrenia,… but, instead of going deeper into the man, they kept showing how quirky he was which was supposed to be, I guess, entertaining but, as far as I was concerned, this approach didn’t really make me care about the man and what he went through. Anyway, to conclude, even if it was nothing really ground-breaking, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Louis Wain’s work.