Review of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) by David W — 22 Aug 2016
The movie rushes through the story without ever really developing any of the characters and as a result both the conflict and romantic encounters seem disingenuous/forced. Even the religious influence that is said to be Ramanujan's driving force seems to barely be touched on.
Every struggle seems short-lived and is immediately overcome by a simple fast-forward to the next scene (finding a job, leaving home, racism, war, etc.). The viewers are given bits and pieces of a remarkably predictable mentor/mentee relationship, while everything else seems to go in hyper-speed.
Callbacks to previous scenes try to warm your heart, but just come off as lazy.
This review of The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016) was written by David W on 22 August 2016.
The Man Who Knew Infinity has generally received positive reviews.
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