Reviews
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Directed by Matt Brown · starring Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel and Toby Jones
- 5 from the press
- 6.8 · 7 votes
The Man Who Knew Infinity: reviews
Reviews
6.8 7 votes
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What the critics say average 6.9 from 5 outlets
- 8.0 Screen DailyAllan Hunter
The film is unashamedly middle-brow and sentimental but it tells such a good story that it is hard to resist.
Read - 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young
At first glance, the tall, gangly Patel is an odd choice to play a short, stout mathematician. Yet he captures his essential passion, dignity, and overweening conviction that his formulas are right.
Read - 6.5 VarietyJustin Chang
Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons play real-life mathematicians in this plodding, overly dutiful biopic.
Read - 6.0 The TelegraphTim Robey
Irons?s Hardy steals this film away from its ostensible hero, in part because pulling the shutters down makes him that much harder to know.
Read - 6.0 CinemaníaRubén Romero Santos
More than correct, recognize that college life, even if it is that of Cambridge, is not very exciting.
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Questions about the reviews of The Man Who Knew Infinity
- What score does The Man Who Knew Infinity have?
- Readers give it 6.8 (7 votes). The critics, 6.9 on average from 5 reviews.
- What do the critics say about The Man Who Knew Infinity?
- The highest score is Screen Daily’s (8.0) and the lowest Cinemanía’s (6.0).