The Theory of Everything

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. (03/04/2015)

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. (01/23/2015)

A brilliant biopic, nicely understated in the British way of exaggerating the central character, who, despite his undeniable genius and sad physical disability, is portrayed as a sensitive, funny and loving person. But most importantly, for two hours we have the opportunity to fully feel the immense strength and sincerity of the relationship that prevails between the protagonists despite the minor conflicts. And Eddie Redmayne more than deserved his Oscar as he gives an absolutely amazing performance. The second time around, the film, apart from its formal mastery, probably won't offer me much, but this is quality work that must be appreciated. (02/26/2015)

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. (12/08/2014)

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. (04/19/2016)