The Man Who Knew Infinity

The Man Who Knew Infinity is moving, but not as compelling as the real life story of the genius it celebrates. The definitive film on Ramanujan remains to be made...

Conventional biopic The Man Who Knew Infinity focuses less on its protagonist, the Indian mathematician S. Ramanujan, than on the Brits who worked with him.

When one of the most enlightening moments of a film comes during the postscript (black holes!), you know there's a problem - one that has nothing to do with math.

[It] takes an incredible true story - about an impoverished Indian man whose Jedi math skills helped him triumph over race, class and bad food in early 20th century England - and telescopes it into a well-made yet predictable tale of inspiration.

The multiplexes are full of films that promise little more than a forgettable good time. "The Man Who Knew Infinity" is just as entertaining, but far more substantial.

It's predictable - throughout the film, I kept thinking that I'd seen it before - and a bit sentimental, yet thoroughly pleasant.

It feels too often like an exam for which we haven't studied.

A bit by the numbers but nonetheless deserves a place on the shelf between A Beautiful Mind and The Imitation Game .

A deeply intelligent film that doesn't shy away from its intelligence.

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a delightful film of a breed that we so rarely see. I hope it finds an audience.