The Current War (2017)
I had mixed feeling watching this movie.
I was attracted to it because it's a period piece and a history movie (although I've haven't researched how accurate it is).
Possible Spoilers ahead...
Nicely filmed: the sets & costumes seemed accurate.
As a movie, it seemed difficult to follow especially in the beginning - it seemed to move too fast... like they were trying to jam too many facts and figures into its runtime and not spending enough time explaining all the things they were referring to.
The music created a palpable feeling of tension, but it seemed overused - the whole movie felt tense, and it was a relief when the music (that had the feeling of a countdown for a bomb going off) would change to something more relaxing.
The movie's topic didn't seem to require this very regular feeling of suspense and tension. I thought the tension created for this film would have fit a horror movie or thriller better as it was well done, but didn't seem necessary to be used so much for this subject.
I always thought the rivalry was between Edison and Tesla, but this film seems to say it was between Edison and Westinghouse.
I thought the casting of Nicholas Hoult (who I like) as Tesla seemed off. Not that they were striving for likenesses, but Tesla had a unique look and was known for his handsomeness - it seemed a different actor would have fit him better. The character of Tesla (and his contributions) overall seemed underplayed.
Although cinematically accomplished and has aspects to be admired, I'm giving this movie lower marks than I'd like as it was too fast paced to be informative & not a comfortable watch.