Film Review – Arthur Newman

It’s interesting to consider how some actors find their way into
starring roles. A few years back, Colin Firth won an Oscar for his work
in the worldwide smash “The King’s Speech,” and now he’s found himself
in “Arthur Newman,” which is far removed from the high-profile screen
challenges the leading man has enjoyed recently. Although the material
is threatened with a dark undertow of mental illness, the overall
inertia of the effort comes to rob the film of such intensity,
meandering through misadventures with the two leads instead of attacking
the story at hand. Though Firth and co-star Emily Blunt work to inject
honesty into their performances, the feature doesn’t sustain much
substance deeper than surface ache. It’s more indulgently mournful than
motivated.
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