One of 2014's Best.......

Rating: 9/10 (25 August 2015)

I must say, I was a bit disappointed earlier this year at the 2015 Oscars (for 2014) when Eddie Redmayne beat out Michael Keaton (for "Birdman") for Best Actor, not having seen either film as of yet. But since then I've seen both, and while it still would've been awesome seeing Keaton win, Redmayne deserved it no doubt. Portraying ALS- conflicted physicist Stephen Hawking required some really complicated physical acting- not only portraying his deterioration, but at the same time, keeping that spark, wit and humor which has been widely witnessed in pop culture.
Based on Jane Wilde Hawking's memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen", the film at it's center is a love story. Felicity Jones is great as Jane. I like how she is not portrayed as the self- sacrificing saint we're kinda all expecting her to be. Looking into it a bit further at Wikipedia, I read that Stephen was actually more of a narcissistic jerk than Redmayne's interpretation. LOL Maybe they should've added a little more of that into the character?? But no matter, I really enjoyed this, and would actually put it up there among my favorite films of 2014! Charlie Cox, Emily Watson and David Thewlis co-star.