I’m enough of a weirdo that the idea of a movie about the
battle between Thomas Alva Edison and George Westinghouse over the question of
whether direct current or alternating current will be the dominant electrical
power source in the country sounds really interesting to me. And I was right.
THE CURRENT WAR turns out to be an intriguing mix of science, history,
biography, and personal tragedy. Beautiful photography and fine performances by
Benedict Cumberbatch as Edison, Michael Shannon as Westinghouse, and Nicholas
Hoult as Nikola Tesla make this a movie well worth watching. It’s a little on
the slow side, and sure, we know some of what’s going to happen, but I still
enjoyed THE CURRENT WAR quite a bit.
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I'm right there with you. Well-done movies like this are what make me happy. Doris
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