He is an alcoholic with a history of violence and drug usage. Tom Hardy plays Stuart, the eponymous character. The characters in this are flawed, layered, fascinating, and feel very real. The story here is nuanced, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and simply great. It can often be quite heavy and unflinching when revealing what’s been going on in Stuart’s life, which might not be the most fun to watch… but man, it really adds to the experience. But it still feels quite fresh thanks to its fascinating subject and nuanced writing. Now, the film’s structure isn’t exactly unique, it’s pretty straightforward in that regard. This is a fascinating little drama, and I must say that I found myself enraptured by the story here. And we follow the two as their lives evolve because of their unlikely friendship. Ladies and gentlemen… “Stuart: A Life Backwards”.Īspiring writer Alexander Masters (Benedict Cumberbatch), through working with homeless people, meets Stuart (Tom Hardy), a homeless alcoholic with a traumatic past. That’s it, that’s our intro.ĭisclaimer: I know this thing is based on a true story, but I will not base my review on how perfectly accurate to the real situation it may or may not be, but I will instead judge it as a movie… which it is.
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