An emotional and interesting telling of the life of Stephen Hawking

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2015)

The Theory of Everything is an emotional biopic on the life of Stephen Hawking that shows a lot of the struggles that he had to overcome in his tough life. Now initially upon hearing this you may think that it is going to be a much more serious film strictly documenting the key events in life of Stephen Hawking. Now although it does include these events, the film has a large focus on the relationship between himself and Jane and therefore does play out as more of a romantic film like a love story. This is what made the film a lot more engaging and interesting as it really captures the joy in Stephen's life at a time that many people would think was full of pain.
The performance of Eddie Redmayne is one of the best of 2014 if not the best as he captures the looks, personality and attributes of Stephen Hawking which has to be one of the toughest roles to portray. He does all this so well that he stands out above the rest and really puts him in the race for Best Actor. The film at times did feel like it was getting a little predictable but that is kind of expected when dealing with a story that is very real and people may be somewhat familiar with. In summary this film was not the greatest film of the year and is certainly not for everyone, but if you enjoy romantic dramas or want to learn more about the life of Stephen Hawking; this may be a film you will enjoy - 7.9