Benedict Cumberbatch is superb in his role, Hardy and he formed a great team (they will play together again in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy). The performance of the two British most wanted actors is just brilliant. He uses a lot of humor and comic which separates the movie from the similar Hollywood projects. David Atwood directs the film without sentimentalism although the subject is rather depressing. Alexander started to realize the painful life and traumatic experience of his friend as the story goes. Stuart agrees, but with a condition to write it backward, so it’ll be more exciting. Soon after, they become friends, and Alexander is interested in writing a story about Stuart’s problematic life. In this TV movie, based on a true story, a writer and charity worker Alexander Masters (Benedict Cumberbatch) meets Stuart Shorter (Tom Hardy), an alcoholic and homeless guy with a violent past. Stuart: A Life Backwards (David Atwood, 2007) His ability to endear the audience is remarkable, and his acting skills weren’t unnoticed.Ĥ. Cumberbatch even wanted to shave his head to portray the character much closer, but the producers of “Sherlock” (that he filmed at the time) were against the idea. The sad and inspiring story could easily earn an Oscar to Cumberbatch if the movie were bigger because his role is extraordinary, devastating, and breathtaking. During the journey, we learn a lot about the characters. Despite knowing it’s a bad idea, and that James is barely walking due to disease in one of his legs, they push him in a cart. He wants to go to his favorite place in Wales, along with his three best friends Davy (Tom Burke), Miles (J.J. An independent movie with a budget of just £1,500,000 is revolving around James (Cumberbatch), a 29-year-old who is dying of a muscle cancer and has a little time left.

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