What follows is a worthwhile celebration of the precision and purity of the sphere, the advances Ramanujan made, and why his legacy remains so important almost a century after his death.
Well intentioned and played, this shows flashes of what could have been, but is ultimately let down by its timidity towards the maths, and fails to make the case for its own hero’s greatness.
At the end, it looks like a treacly, albeit high-minded Sunday afternoon drama serial.
Both acutely observed and very moving.
Irons’ gruff, paternalistic Hardy and Patel’s zeal create an engaging, odd-couple chemistry in an informative and affecting tale.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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