The Current War

The Current War

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  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2018-02-01
  • Runtime: 108 minutes
  • : 6.706
  • Production Company: Bazelevs Production
  • Production Country: Russia, United Kingdom, United States of America
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6.706/10
6.706
From 1,060 Ratings

Description

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

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Reviews

  • SWITCH.

    4
    By SWITCH.
    In another case of “when bad movies happen to great actors“, 'The Current War' has all the elements for a great picture including its exceptional cast, but lacks the base appeal for the people who have to buy a ticket. Sadly, this is a rare and unfortunate case of the sum of the film's parts being greater than the whole. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-current-war-edison-versus-westinghouse-the-ultimate-grudge-match-with-no-winner

  • CinemaSerf

    6
    By CinemaSerf
    This is a decent, if ponderous, piece of cinema entertainment featuring some A-list talent depicting an almost entirely fictional account of the battle to establish the standard of electrical current we all use today. Tesla is largely ignored (maybe Nicholas Hoult didn't have too many spare filming days in his schedule) and as such the credibility of the whole storyline is undermined. Tom Holland and Matthew Macfadyen deliver well on the supporting front, but Benedict Cumberbatch doesn't quite cut it. History is frequently rewritten for the benefit of Hollywood, but rarely to quite this extent. Worth watching because it is an attractive film, but has little else to recommend it.

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