Review of To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters

I anticipated great things from this film, especially seeing Jonathan Pryce cast as the Rev. Brontë. Being a Brontë sisters fan, I was looking forward to watching a wonderful biopic. So I was very disappointed that the focus of the film lay mainly with their tragic brother, Branwell. There was little in the way of how the sisters developed their writing and absolutely no mention of Charlotte's marriage. It does go into some detail of their struggle to be taken seriously as female authors, but it feels rushed. I feel that that the sisters have been sidelined, rather than being the focus of the film. So much more could have been done with this, with far less focus on Branwell and more on the sisters themselves...after all, it's supposed to be their story, considering the film's title. The final footage of the Brontë museum is unnecessary and the camera spins round too fast....not sure why it was felt that this should even be included. All that said, the acting was brilliant and the cinematography, stunning.