One of the best performances of 2014

Rating: 9/10 (15 March 2015)

Coming into this film I had known about who Stephen Hawking was for quite some time , although I wasn't entirely sure of his greatest achievements . While the film doesn't exactly focus on Hawkings achievements or breakthroughs and more so on his relationship with his first wife of many years , I still felt like I had seen his entire life in a two hour time span . The film does a great job on covering Stephen Hawkings story from before and after having ALS , and the physical transformation that Eddie Redmayne goes through in the film is absolutely incredible . You really feel as though you are actually watching Stephen Hawking , and it's undoubtedly one of the best male performances of 2014. Felicity Jones as Jane Hawking is also great as Stephen Hawkings wife , who sticks with him through her husbands transformation even to the point where he can't even speak without a computer . While not exactly the same as Redmaynes performance , she does just as well with the amount of raw emotion she presents when dealing with the terrible disease that has effected every single part of her daily life . Overall , this film has great pacing , some of the best performances of the year and a true story that is absolutely incredible . Easily one of the best movies of 2014 , and one that will be talked about for quite some time.