Exceptional

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2019)

More an exploration of Stephen Hawking's heart than his head and of the complexities of love in place of quantum physics, this emotionally charged piece is as upliftingly optimistic as it is heart-wrenchingly tragic. Redmayne utterly encapsulates the great physicist in this career defining performance, captivating in its sheer force of will and inspirational in its compassion; this is the story not of a man's battle to be brilliant in the face of adversity, but simply to live and love like any other.