derekjacobi being in it is funny to me! that gets the parents in. thomas edison, michael shannon, always brilliant, playing george westinghouse. you're saying, who are these two? it's billed as a battle for the future of america, it's about whether you will use alternating current or direct current to light up america. that's exciting, isn't it? it should be! it was quite important. it was. in a way, it feels like vhs versus betamax, lycos versus google, the way the big brands battle now — i suppose that's what was supposed to be interesting about it. i feel there is a but coming. i didn't really know why. there was light—bulb moments all round, and the person who greenlit this film — i'm going to do some lighting puns — there's no heart to it, you don't know what they're arguing about. there is the invention of the electric chair and neither of them really want to be associated with that so there is a moral element. there is no danger orjeopardy involved, and you wonder why, with this cast, tom holland, nicholas hoult, matthew macfadyen. .. again,