The Current War

This was a great watch. I am kind of ignorant on the subject, albeit I obviously know Tesla, Edison - in terms of names and their connection to electricity. I should read more on the subject and I do agree with some comments that Tesla has been depicted in a very poor and not so important matter, a bit of an afterthought indeed. Anyways, the acting is great, costume design is awesome, sets do feel repetitive and there aren't many outside shots I feel, but as a whole the movie does transmit the feeling of the era. The soundtrack is superb, loved Spring 1 and the scene that plays with it is just magic. Highly recommended movie, I had no idea it existed!

Very entertaining, although I think they took a bit of liberty license with the actual facts for "dramatic effect." This story is a bit different from other versions I've read about over the years. I had no idea Westinghouse made his fortune on brakes for trains. In the movie, Tesla seems to have been thrown in as an afterthought instead of him actually being a bigger influence from what I've read. Regardless, it's still better than 99.9% of all the other films out there at the moment (or any time, based on the last 10 years). If you don't watch this in Dolby Surround sound you're missing 1/2 the movie btw. The music is very good too. Solid 9/10 for entertainment value.

This movie deserved more recognition than it actually got.

This is neither awful nor really spectacular. It's a solid movie with a very good cast. I knew the rough outlines of the historical facts and had hoped to gain more insight which didn't quite happen. My main problem is that it leaps through the story instead of exploring it. Maybe a mini series would have been more suited for the material. Edison is depicted as an unlikable fellow but the real genius in the story anyway is Tesla. [spoiler] One of the best moments in the movie for me was that financier, telling him, he will never have his name attached to anything. [/spoiler]
You can watch it if you like period movies, or movies based on fact. But this does not replace a history book by any means. It's too shallow for that.

This movie, along with Polaroid, and a few others which were involved with The Weinstein Company have been delayed for obvious reasons. Polaroid has been given its adjusted release date in December 2018 already. Has anyone come across anything definitive regarding The Current War?

A quite well made dramatisation of the historically real rivalry between Tesla and Edison.

Elevated by its star wattage, and often interesting to watch, but ironically, given its subject matter, it needed a little more energy to really power up this historical tale.

“The value of something isn’t what someone’s willing to pay, but the value of Something is what it contributes.”
- George Westinghouse

Surprising little gem. Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon are great. Story was a little choppy, but was an enjoyable watch.
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