Review of Genius (2016) by Donna D — 25 Aug 2017

While I found Jude Law mesmerizing in "The Young Pope", I think he destroyed this movie. So none of us actually knows what Thomas Wolfe was really like, but Jude Law's portrayal of him was all over the place. I guess we're lacking serious character actors these days, but I think the role called for a more dignified portrayal. And Jude Law could have pulled off a more dignified portrayal, but he missed it and failed to create a believable character that any normal person would be able to identify with.

While I like Nicole Kidman and she did an excellent job, I couldn't buy the scene where she pulled the gun on Colin Firth. Who does that? really?

Colin Firth saved the movie! He is extraordinary in everything he does and I watch every movie he does! Love, love, love him.

Why does anyone cast Laura Linny in anything? She's annoying and her scenes and interactions with the rest of the cast made me uncomfortable.