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Critics' Corner

Rita Kempley - Style section, "An old-fashioned exploration of (Richard) Feynman's commitment to both the laws of nature and those espoused by his free-spirited first wife."

Desson Howe - Weekend section, "The wonderment of science and the possibilities of the human mind come together with entertaining fluidity."

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 'Infinity'

Scene from this movie The film is about the emotional and intellectual growth of Feynman. It starts with the precocious 6-year-old asking his father questions about inertia and concludes with the young adult helping to create the atomic bomb while commuting 100 miles to the bedside of his ailing wife, Arline.

In between, we see the development of a great scientific mind as it also comes to grips with life’s crueler mysteries: the dawning of the nuclear age and the physical disintegration of his truest love. Feynman’s sweetheart since childhood, Arline is suffering from an illness that doctors seem to have a problem diagnosing. Researching her symptoms in medical texts, Feynman believes she may have Hodgkin’s disease. -- Desson Howe
Rated PG

Director: Matthew Broderick
Cast: Matthew Broderick; Patricia Arquette; Peter Riegert; Jeffrey Force
Running Time: 1 hour, 59 minutes
Filmographies: Matthew Broderick; Patricia Arquette