As someone who believes Tesla's story is an important underdog tale of a selfless genius, I am appalled that this is the way it is told.

Although called "Tesla", he's barely in the movie. There is no room for Ethan Hawke to attempt acting at all. They left out all of the interesting details about his life and personality (including "normalizing" him by disregarding his mental health issues and giving him a love interest that didn't exist). The most dramatic…