7.4 stars.
This is a wonderful movie about courage in the face of impossible circumstances. A man of great potential and a politician who was struck down by a most debilitating illness called polio back in the early 1900s. FDR rose to be one of the greatest presidents of all time, and I believe, if not for the polio and the fact it completely left him unable to walk, he would never have become president.
This film is vanilla all the way, in that it portrays a political figure in the early 1900s all the way through the mid 1900s. It's a period piece that sticks by the rules. There is nothing exceptional about the film, nothing that really stands out, except for the fact that it's a very encouraging story. Other films about presidents such as 'Lincoln' or the miniseries about John Adams are much more enjoyable for me. Branagh does a satisfactory job as president, but it would be darker and more entertaining had he directed 'Warm Springs'.
This is a wonderful movie about courage in the face of impossible circumstances. A man of great potential and a politician who was struck down by a most debilitating illness called polio back in the early 1900s. FDR rose to be one of the greatest presidents of all time, and I believe, if not for the polio and the fact it completely left him unable to walk, he would never have become president.
This film is vanilla all the way, in that it portrays a political figure in the early 1900s all the way through the mid 1900s. It's a period piece that sticks by the rules. There is nothing exceptional about the film, nothing that really stands out, except for the fact that it's a very encouraging story. Other films about presidents such as 'Lincoln' or the miniseries about John Adams are much more enjoyable for me. Branagh does a satisfactory job as president, but it would be darker and more entertaining had he directed 'Warm Springs'.