Review of Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) by Vyen C — 13 Apr 2012

A normal-looking Benedict, how nice! I was extremely pleased to see Benny playing a normal bloke for a change, but it's still a sad story, and it's true. I'd like to think of Stuart: A Life Backwards as a tragedy disguised as a comedy, 'cause it really is.

At first, it seems like a perfectly harmless movie, with the cheerful music and funny drawings and all. And then, you slowly realize it's actually a very, very heartbreaking story about a boy, whose life had been nothing but unfortunate, and his friendship with this man who finds him interesting and would go as far as to write a biography or even a movie for him.

Worst of all, it's all true. Stuart existed and died. Looking at Stuart's life backwards, that's the idea, isn't it? I really have to applaud Tom Hardy for his insanely good acting though as Stuart as I hardly recognized him.