**1/2 - I am trying to remember now why I am giving this film only a two and a half star rating. It was well written, had some fine performances, and was nicely photographed and directed. The scenery and production design beautifully captured 1850s rural England, and everything about this film had a very authentic and realistic feel to it. Oh, wait; I remember why I gave it two and a half stars now: literally nothing happens in this movie. It just kind of sits there and dares you to watch it. I am not the sort of person who is easily distracted or has a short attention span, so I can watch a dull movie with the best of them. But during this one, I found myself constantly tempted to reach for my Blackberry to check the baseball scores. The gist of this film is that Charles Darwin is writing “Origin of Species” while simultaneously battling health problems, dealing with the death of his daughter (one of his ten kids!) and feuding with his wife and a local pastor about the existence of God and such. I know that description doesn’t exactly sell the film that well, but this actually is not a bad movie. It’s just really, really passive and British. I recommend large quantities of caffeine injected directly into one’s heart sack while watching in order to stay focused.
Creation
**1/2 - I am trying to remember now why I am giving this film only a two and a half star rating. It was well written, had some fine performances, and was nicely photographed and directed. The scenery and production design beautifully captured 1850s rural England, and everything about this film had a very authentic and realistic feel to it. Oh, wait; I remember why I gave it two and a half stars now: literally nothing happens in this movie. It just kind of sits there and dares you to watch it. I am not the sort of person who is easily distracted or has a short attention span, so I can watch a dull movie with the best of them. But during this one, I found myself constantly tempted to reach for my Blackberry to check the baseball scores. The gist of this film is that Charles Darwin is writing “Origin of Species” while simultaneously battling health problems, dealing with the death of his daughter (one of his ten kids!) and feuding with his wife and a local pastor about the existence of God and such. I know that description doesn’t exactly sell the film that well, but this actually is not a bad movie. It’s just really, really passive and British. I recommend large quantities of caffeine injected directly into one’s heart sack while watching in order to stay focused.
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