Brilliant performances and emotional storyline! 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2015)

Review: I quite enjoyed this emotional drama about Stephen Hawking and his rise to fame whilst suffering with a rare slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig's disease, that has gradually paralysed him over the decades. The movie also concentrates on his relationship between him and his wife, Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) and it shows how she struggled to care for Hawking whilst bringing up there three children and studying for a PHD in medieval Spanish Poetry, whatever that is. Hawking also produced a best selling book called A Brief History Of Time which has sold more than 10 million copies and at 72 years of age, after getting told that he only had 2 years to live, he still continues to seek the theory of everything. This is truly a remarkable story about a man who, against all odds, is a scientific genius. It really does prove that you can achieve your dreams, no matter what obstacles come in your way. The performance from Eddie Redmayne is unbelievable and it must have been hard to perform because Hawking was on set while he was making the film. Felicity Jones also put in a great performance and the director told his story extremely well. Before I had seen this film, I never knew anything about his life so it was good to see him as an ordinary intelligent student before he came down with the terrible disease. The gradual decline in his abilities to do things, was sad to watch, but he still had his sense of humour and the ability to achieve his dreams. The love story was quite sad but they are still close friends and they have 3 grandchildren so it wasn't a sad ending. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and Eddie Redmayne really did deserve the many awards that he received for this role. Enjoyable!
Round-Up: Like many others that have seen this movie, I really didn't know that Stephen Hawking was English. Maybe that's because his computer voice is American! I didn't understand why he turned down his knighthood from the Queen but I'm sure he had his personal reasons to do so. I couldn't help feeling that his wife was being a little bit of a bitch throughout the movie and she didn't show that much sympathy for Hawkings situation after a while. I'm glad that Hawking finally let her go so they both could find true happiness in there life's, because it made them closer as friends. Anyway, I have seen Hawking in a few TV series and he has made a couple of special appearance in a few programs and he still hasn't lost his sense of humour. That's what makes this a truly remarkable story and I couldn't help feeling emotional through it. This has boosted Eddie Redmayne straight into the limelight after starring in movies like Les Miserables and My Week With Marilyn. His next film starring Channing Tatum called Jupiter Ascending, has blockbuster written all over it so there no turning back for this 33 year old actor.
Budget: $15million Worldwide Gross: $121.2million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their biopics about the remarkable life of Stephen Hawking and his rocky relationship with his wife. 7/10