Redmayne murders it

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2015)

Redmayne first delivers, then destroys and finally murders the role by completely enveloping himself in the character of Stephen Hawking.
The violence was subdued, but the tension palpable throughout especially culminating in one final touching scene that I shalleth not giveth away.
I was watching it with my Mom, with whom I incidentally watched My Left Foot, and we don't watch movies too often for all you insecure kids out there, but she kept saying it reminded her of that flick.
While Daniel Day Lewis's character will remain a classic, but I think with this movie, Redmayne might have just not only have climbed acting's Everest being one of my all time Greats as favorite actors, but just have pulled out the heist of the century.
Question is not why he deserves an Oscar but why not. Did you for instance know that to capture the nuances Redmayne took dance lessons and Stephen Hawking felt he was staring at a mirror? While Cumberbatch's role was dynamic and original, this one was hyperrealistic to a different level.
The name says it all.
Edward John David Redmayne, ladies and gentlemen, is a cold blooded murderer.