Infinity Review
In his first effort behind the camera, actor Matthew_Broderick has fashioned a moving film from the story of the tragic first marriage of famed physicist Richard_Feynman. Although Feynman (Broderick) was one of the century's greatest physicists, the film is concerned with his love for his first wife Arline Greenbaum (Patricia_Arquette) and their brief time together before tuberculosis ended her life. It may be difficult to dramatize the life of a scientist, but one wonders what compelled Broderick to make a film about a renowned scientist if only to emphasize the qualities he shared with everyone else. Nonetheless, it is Feynman's overwhelming love for his wife, along with his amusing eccentricities, that make this sometimes standard melodrama come to life. Broderick is completely engrossing as the dedicated scientist and devoted husband, rushing back and forth for two years between work on the Manhattan Project and weekends at the bedside of his hospitalized wife. Arquette also does well in a difficult role. Despite occasional slow pacing and flat staging, Broderick's touching film is a worthy directorial debut. Michael Costello, Rovi
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