Amazing Performance

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2014)

For anyone who has seen Stephen Hawking live or on TV, Eddie Redmayne's performance has to be seen as nothing short of amazing and alone would justify the cost of ticket to see this film. But on top of that, the story from Jane Hawking's perspective is worthy of comparison with the works of Jane Austen, and Felicity Jones is commendable in the role of Jane Hawking.
The way Redmayne holds his hands, the expressions on his face, the angle of his neck, everything is so perfectly Hawking that at one point late in the movie during a crowd scene I actually thought it was the real Hawking. Like Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot, I feel and hope that Eddie is in line for some awards.