Mel Gibson and Sean Penn put in good performances in what is, I'm assured by Google, based on a real story. The plot centers around the compilation of the first Oxford English Dictionary, which involves a team of academics tracing the root of words through a kaleidoscope of living and dead languages. Which is where Sean Penn comes in. The movie also invites us to witness some of the treatments for the insane which were seriously held to be effective in the 19th century. Overall a very good & compelling film.
