The movie is successful in terms of being historically correct and one can see that they have made a lot of effort in this regard. However, it fails on so many other areas. The main character is essentially a stupid fool who doesn't understand how the world works. His viewpoint (to be an anarchist) never changes. If it was the story of his own transformation then at least there was a story to tell . By contrast his wife clearly matures in the way she sees the world and therein lies the difference. The lead actor also has no charisma or charm. He doesn't make the story interesting in the sense that one wants to keep on watching.
Review of A Man of Action
