The Current War

The Current War
6.7

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Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Overview

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

The Current War
The Current War

Reviews (3)

  • Stephen Campbell (Rated: 7)

    Well acted and reasonably engaging, although there's a significant disconnect between form and content

    _The electric-lighting company with which I am connected purchased some time ago the patents for a complete alternating system, and my protest against this action can be found upon its mi...

  • SWITCH. (Rated: 4)

    In another case of “when bad movies happen to great actors“, 'The Current War' has all the elements for a great picture including its exceptional cast, but lacks the base appeal for the people who have to buy a ticket. Sadly, this is a rare and unfortunate case of the sum of the film's parts being g...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 6)

    This is a decent, if ponderous, piece of cinema entertainment featuring some A-list talent depicting an almost entirely fictional account of the battle to establish the standard of electrical current we all use today. Tesla is largely ignored (maybe Nicholas Hoult didn't have too many spare filming ...

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