'The Julia Set' Review: Chase Infiniti Shines in Uneven, Heavy-Handed Mathematics Drama

Director Niki Byrne's frustratingly melodramatic "The Julia Set" is a film that hints at complexity and nuance but often settles for the lowest common denominator in its execution. It has a lot to say but lacks the grace of easy digestion, unsure of how to move its story along without resorting to communicating its ideas in the most heavy-handed ways possible. It has a lot working for it, namely actors who are far too talented for the script they've been saddled with, but it all adds up to less than the sum of its parts. I'll confess that I had my doubts about how one could make . . .