Film Review – The Current War

“The Current War” has experienced a very real battle to find its way into theaters. Shot three years ago, the picture was originally produced by Harvey Weinstein with intent to distribute the project via The Weinstein Company. Of course, that plan didn’t come to fruition, and behind-the-scenes scuttlebutt soon surfaced detailing Weinstein’s quest to rework the movie without input from director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, resulting in an underwhelming film festival debut in 2017. Now “The Current War” is back without Weinstein, boasting a new cut from Gomez-Rejon, with hopes to make the feature more enjoyable for audiences. While I didn’t have access to the first pass at the endeavor, the second iteration of it is quite overbaked and, at times, completely airless. Perhaps the effort was never meant to be, but at least there’s pride from the helmer here, who bravely takes credit for this definitive version. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com