Genius: reviews

What the critics say

• El MundoLuis Martínez "Decent, tidy and really cleaned biopic. (...) The problem is that the magnetism of the story which it is discerned does not really find on screen a flat and precious translation which is more attentive to the skin that to what is inside." Read
• FotogramasSergi Sánchez "There are British movies which are cut by the same pattern. 'The King's Speech'. 'The Danish Girl' and now 'Genius' belong to this category. (...) A forgettable movie." Read
• El PeriódicoNando Salvá 'The movie fails because of its narrative commonness, its clischés resource like the tortured writer and, specially, the incredible histrionic interpretation of Law". Read
• The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney "A classy but dull literary love affair (...) The story of Perkins' collaboration and friendship with Wolfe remains stubbornly resistant to both drama and emotion." Read
• VarietyPeter Debruge While the talent involved should draw smarthouse crowds, the result has all the life of a flower pressed (...) Law bellows and gesticulates like a barn-raised carnival barker". Read
• The GuardianHenry Barnes "'Genius' is hammily acted, overstylised and lacking in subtlety (...) It?s like a Disneyland version of the era, with Firth and Law stuffed into the outsized costumes of literary greats". Read
• Screen DailyWendy Ide "Theatrical prospects could be limited by the fact that large chunks of the film are dramatically inert, and those that aren?t are dominated by a performance by Law which feels too big for the screen". Read