The Current War: Director’s Cut

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The Current War: Director’s Cut

Release date: October 25, 2019
Studio: 101 Studios
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
MPAA Rating: N/A
Screenwriter: Michael Mitnick
Genre: Drama, History, Biography
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Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfayden, Tuppence Middleton

Plot Summary: Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, theupstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) with Producer Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, The Current War also stars Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen and Tuppence Middleton.

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I enjoyed this one. Great cast, and of course I loved the Pittsburgh stuff. I thought they could have done more with Tesla, but they did a great job representing why he was the way he was.
 

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I enjoyed this one. Great cast, and of course I loved the Pittsburgh stuff. I thought they could have done more with Tesla, but they did a great job representing why he was the way he was.
I was expecting more Tesla as well. He's one of my favorite people from history. Movie was a bit disappointing based on what an awesome topic this is.

Michael Shannon was great as Westinghouse. I didn't know that much about him prior to the film.
 
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