I Saw the Light
Tom Hiddleston is legendary country musician Hank Williams in this biographical drama. Co-stars Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Age of Ultron) as Williams’ wife and Bradley Whitford (The Cabin in the Woods) as the one who discovered his talent.
2015Rating: M, Coarse language and brief nudity124 minsUSA
DramaMusicTrue Story & BiographyFestival & Independent
- Director:
- Marc Abraham ('Flash of Genius')
- Writer:
- Marc Abraham
- Cast:
- Tom HiddlestonElizabeth OlsenBradley WhitfordDavid KrumholtzCherry JonesMaddie Hasson
I Saw the Light / Reviews
Variety
Despite committed performances from Tom Hiddleston and Elizabeth Olsen... (I Saw the Light) is a dull, unfocused slog.
Full reviewRolling Stone
Hiddleston is not what's wrong with this movie. But damn near everything else is.
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The New York Times
An old-fashioned, hand-tinted postcard that's as inert as it is pretty.
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RogerEbert.com
In the end, I Saw The Light doesn't illuminate enough to show us an entirely compelling Williams.
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Empire Magazine
Hiddleston and Olsen impress, and the music remains golden, but this is just another by-the-numbers biopic.
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Little White Lies
A very simple, straight, three-chord biopic which (unlike Hank’s music) avoids sentimentality and trite romanticism.
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Independent
I Saw The Light gives us an exceptional central performance - but one that is entombed in a very dull and listless film.
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Total Film
Less a biopic than a dramatised Wikipedia page, every fact, plot point and character beat is played directly on the nose...
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IndieWire
Hank Williams often had the occasion to croon a lot of mournful songs, but none of them convey the tragedy of Marc Abraham’s miscalculated biopic...
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