Directed by:
James MarshScreenplay:
Anthony McCartenCinematography:
Benoît DelhommeComposer:
Jóhann JóhannssonCast:
Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox, Charlotte Hope, Adam Godley, Lesley Manville, Maxine Peake, Hugh O'Brien (more)Plots(1)
Starring Eddie Redmayne ("Les Misérables") and Felicity Jones ("The Amazing Spider-Man 2"), this is the extraordinary true story of one of the world's greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking. (Entertainment One)
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An incredibly shallow, simplistic, and at times almost tacky story. However, it was accompanied by great music plus an absolutely exquisite, brilliant, simply perfect performance by Eddie Redmayne. He did not only play a man suffering from ALS, but became one for the two hours of the movie. Really one of the best acting performances ever, absolutely 100% convincing. That is why my review is mainly about him. I'm trying to somehow ignore the main story about a woman going through some internal struggle and hardship in life, which was rather dull, as in much less interesting than the life and work of Stephen Hawking.
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This movie surprised me incredibly. I thought it would focus more on the period when Stephen Hawking was still relatively functional. To be honest, I didn't really believe in Eddie Redmayne. My mistake. The young actor brilliantly portrayed the physical transformation of the brilliant scientist, and it wasn't until the final credits that I realized this wasn't a documentary, that this wasn't the real Hawking. I bow down to Eddie's performance.
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Out of the three currently praised biopics – The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game and American Sniper – the first one about Hawking is the most inspiring and charming, but also the most sentimental. It’s not a film for Hawking’s admirers, but for seekers of life tragedies, complicated fates, faithful and long-lasting marital devotion, etc. who love a good cry. The depth of the universe is best shown here in a large shot of garden fireworks, in front of which a couple of lovers are holding each other’s hands... The film never gets tacky, but it also never reaches the level of poetic drama and relationship realism of The Notebook. It is rather a textbook example of a beautifully shot and acted idealistic story about good and exceptional people.
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It's like when the screenwriter only lets me have a glimpse of someone's biography, but just when I've started reading, they skip several pages. The instant romantic storyline doesn't catch my heart at all, and certainly not the snippets of scientific debates. All credit to Eddie Redmayne, in whom I didn't even see that handsome poster boy from Les Misérables for a second, but with this kind of storytelling austerity, neither he, nor Jóhann Jóhannsson's appropriately sensitive soundtrack, have a chance to take The Theory of Everything anywhere higher.
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A beautiful film with beautiful aesthetics about "beautiful" and noble people and their actions, which allows us to glimpse into the life of a brilliant scientist and theorist through a single perspective. It is utterly one-sided – even Forrest Gump had more layers. It is not bad, just painfully classical, yet still moving and pulsating with life. However, it will never become a classic or a message to generations.
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