Eddie Redmayne plays the role of Stephen hawking and his struggle with a life threatening disease

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2015)

Eddie Redmayne's acting in this movie was absolutely astonishing. One can only imagine how challenging it would be to play the character of a man with such a serious disability. Stephen Hawking is such a unique man, and Redmayne could not have done a better job at portraying every aspect of a brilliant man with a life threatening disease. The way that his actions changed and progressed as the disease got worse really gave viewers an idea of the emotional and physical struggle of motor neuron disease. The only thing I would have liked to be different is the romantic aspect. I really wish that Stephen and Jane stayed together until the end because their love for each other was something I really enjoyed about the movie. Overall, this film was wonderful and showed a fantastic depiction of those who struggle with disabilities.