The Current War (2018) Reviews & Ratings
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The Current War reviews
The Current War holds a 6.7/10 average from 1,176 TMDB ratings.
_**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 minute-book. Up to the present time I have succeeded in inducing them not to offer this system to the public, nor will they…
— Stephen Campbell (7/10)
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 greater than the whole. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-cur…
— SWITCH. (4/10)
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 days in his schedule) and as such the credibility of the whole storyline is undermined. Tom Holland and Matthew Macfady…
— CinemaSerf (6/10)
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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