Extraordinary

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2015)

I went into the cinema tonight with great expectations of Eddie Redmayne's portrayal of groundbreaking physicist Stephen Hawking. The award season that has really taken off now gave me the impression that Redmayne's acting would be of an immense quality. He didn't disappoint me.
Redmayne delivers an outstanding piece of art. The way he moves as the movie progresses, the way his voice breaks down as we watch him suffer but mostly his face that shows pure emotional mayhem. There aren't a lot of actors who can pull of such an amazing feat by just using their face. This was of impeccable quality. This performance reminded me of Daniel Day Lewis' portrayal of Christy Brown. I never thought anyone could get remotely close to his portrayal, but Redmayne certainly does it. He is without doubt up there with the great performers. His win at the Golden Globes is very well- deserved. I will await with great patience to see if he wins the Oscar for this role, which I think he truly deserves.
Furthermore, the rest of the cast adds to the story in a way that's just right. Felicity Jones' Jane makes a perfect counterpart for Eddie Redmayne's Stephen. Charlie Cox, who I had not yet heard of, does a marvelous job at portraying Jonathan and so does David Thewlis as the professor at Cambridge and Stephens push in the back.
The scenery is great and takes you right to the story where it feels like your there and the music made by Jóhan Jóhansson is extremely moving. All in all, one hell of a movie that I hope will never be forgotten.