Where was Felicity Jones' Oscar?

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2020)

POSITIVES:
1) Felicity Jones is breathtaking in this film. Redmayne gets all the praise, and he is amazing, but Felicity Jones blew me away here
2) The chemistry between Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones is absolute perfection
3) When Hawking is still normal, I wasn't too impressed with Redmayne's performance. However, once Hawking's disease starts to take its toll, Redmayne's performance becomes completely fantastic
4) The film really isn't about Hawking's science, it's about his wife Jane. To that end, there are some incredibly emotional moments in the film
5) Charlie Cox has a supporting role in the film and he's magnificent
NEGATIVES:
1) The main negative of the film for me is that the film is just so incredibly quaint and wholesome. There is absolutely nothing resembling grit or darkness in the film and for me that is an issue because it makes the film come across as almost sickly sweet at times. For example, the score is always either pottering along in a very quaint way or swelling to create the sense of life affirmation and this gets repetitive and slightly annoying
2) I know it's following the factual events, but I got so attached to Stephen and Jane's relationship that it left a sour taste in my mouth to see Jane flirt with / admit her feelings for Charlie Cox's character while she is still married to Stephen