The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

"A strained film, overwhelmed with self-consciousness at its own unearned period-biopic prestige."

"A strange and unexpectedly affecting portrait."

"May not always sizzle, but it hums along pleasingly."

"Often quite charming and sweet."

"Isn't even half over by the time its margins start to grow soggy with sadness."

"Tells its story with sympathy, but too many quirks and try-hard flourishes."

"A poignant biographical portrait."

"So busily whimsical it forgets to actually be about anything."

"Cumberbatch injects life into an otherwise straightforward biopic."

"Uneven... but it is a diverting tribute to its subject."