I was expecting this film to be a silly, whimsical biopic about a funny man, and I was not disappointed; but what I wasn't expecting was just how beautiful and tragic a tale it would be. By the end my chin was hurting from trying not to cry in front of the old ladies in the small cinema. I loved everything about this film. The visuals and music were beautiful, Benedict continues to impress (I watched this 12 hours after The Power of the Dog, so that alone was a religious experience), and seeing Taika Waititi and Richard Ayoade in the same film is something I didn't know I needed until now.

A beautiful and sensitively told film of a man’s struggle to survive this world and, above all, keep creating. He changed the British perception of cats and, even though the film is of course tragic, it’s also a great reminder to keep trying in this finite life!

Dude invents the first cat memes to cheer up his wife.

Flew by, did 'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'. It's a well paced film that holds solid emotion to it, while it's nicely acted by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. I dig the costumes/set designs too. It also gets bonus points for cats, because... cats. It's not a perfect film, for example the humour is quite off, but it's definitely an interesting watch. I knew nothing about Louis Wain beforehand but that didn't hamper my enjoyment, fwiw. Cumberbatch is very good as the main man, he brings across all the quirkiness and necessary emotion of Wain. Foy supports strongly, I loved her in 'The Crown' so I'm happy to see more of her. Speaking of that television show, her successor on it, Olivia Colman, is also involved; as narrator. Andrea Riseborough also stood out to me, while I note the appearances of Toby Jones, Adeel Akhtar (Wilson Wilson, to me!) and, unexpectedly, Taika Waititi. I almost gave this 3½*, but I think 3* is about right. Good film.

I don't know what to say... I love cats and sincerely didn't think I would see such mesmerizing paintings and drawings of cats in this movie.. I had never heard of Louis Wain and now almost wished I had heard of/seen his masterpieces! So much pain and sorrow lead Mr. Wain to produce wonderful images of cats. I love how he focused the negativity of the losses onto creating beauty. He made his society see that cats are not just mouse/rat hunters, but beautiful creatures, friends! I do wonder if this really happened, that a century (and a few decades) ago, people were not noticing cats, seeing them for who they really were... **Thank you so much Mr. Wain for bringing cats to the spotlight.** They still own the place today! Haha Mr. Cumberbatch, amazing performance. This type of movie really shows us how good an actor can REALLY be. You're not just Dr. Strange, YOU ARE LEGENDARY ❤ Congratulations *By the way, is this how you will look like when you grow old...?* 😏😏 😏