 Garfield's sole film release of 2017 was the biopic "Breathe", in which he portrayed Robin Cavendish, a young man paralysed by polio.In preparation, he interacted with victims of the disease and collaborated closely with Cavendish's wife and son.Stephen Dalton of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote that despite an exceptional story, the film had glossed over the complexities in Cavendish's life, and thought that Garfield was "hampered by a role that restricts him to little more than nodding and grinning".