Review of Creation (2009) by Donna L — 07 Dec 2010

If you're looking for a movie about how Darwin developed his theory of evolution and came to write The Origin of the Species, look elsewhere. This is a psychodrama about a troubled, miserable man mourning the death of a beloved daughter, and moreover a man who sees even more misery ahead if he antagonizes the church and settled academic opinion by publishing his work.

The producers can barely bring themselves to utter the word "evolution" -- I think I heard it only once or twice during the movie. Yes, it's beautifully filmed, and the actors are superb -- but I quickly grew tired of Paul Bettany moaning and moping about, and wanted to give him a good thashing.

Mostly, though, I'm annoyed that the seminal, science- and humanity-changing ideas of Charles Darwin get such short shrift here.