This film is quite well done and sure to win awards. I saw it two days ago and I still can’t decide if I like it. The movie is about relationships, which, it must be admitted, come with a lot of baggage that weigh one down. Nevertheless, relationships are worthwhile because…and here I can’t decide [...]
The point of the film is that nature and scientists are good and corporations and all humans besides scientists are evil. To each his own, but the story could have been made much more interesting by the introduction of some complexity in the characters. But let’s face it: this movie is not about the plot. [...]
I have to admit I am perplexed by this film. This is unsurprising, given the theme of the movie, which is summarized by the protagonist, Larry, who is a physics professor: The Uncertainty Principle. It proves we can’t ever really know what’s going on. So it shouldn’t bother you, not being able to figure anything [...]
The film argues that much of what we want in life requires difficult and boring work, and that we are often seduced by shortcuts to what turn out to be unsatisfying counterfeits. Carey Mulligan was terrific.