Time Out
Don’t expect anything too radical from this infuriatingly soft yet still pleasantly subdued and poignant screen adaptation of Randal Keynes’s book ‘Annie’s Box’
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Creation
Charles Dawin biopic, based upon his great great grandson's book Annie’s Box. This is the true-life tale of one of history's most explosive theories: evolution.
After the loss of his eldest daughter, Darwin begins to formulate his theory - in direct conflict with Christian beliefs - with his book The Origin of Species. Starring Paul Bettany (The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) as Charles Darwin and Bettany's real-life wife, Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (Blood Diamond, A Beautiful Mind) as Emily Darwin.
2009Rating: PG, contains low level offensive language108 minsUK
Drama
- Director:
- Jon Amiel ('Entrapment', 'Copycat', 'Sommersby', 'The Core')
- Writer:
- John Collee
- Cast:
- Jennifer ConnellyPaul BettanyJeremy NorthamToby JonesJim CarterBenedict Cumberbatch
Creation / Reviews
The Times
Bettany himself seems hamstrung by a part that requires lots of concentrated frowns and fey swooning, and the ability to render credible a ridiculous rubber baldy cap.
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This gentle, heartfelt and well-acted film about Charles Darwin and his personal agony preceding the 1859 publication of On the Origin of Species does not shy away from the issues. But it personalises them, and places them in a new context.
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Empire Magazine
Thoughtful, moving, and Bettany is brilliant. To be reminded of the power of love to redeem and repair, catch Creation.
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