Give the man his academy award

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2015)

In "the theory of everything" Eddie Redmayne brilliantly plays the marvelous Stephen Hawking. The movie shows us parts of his life after the discovery of his disease. Although the premise of a man becoming more and more care-dependent seems to be sad this is a truly beautiful and positive work. Redmayne is so believable in his role as Hawking and points out the enormous humor, which he is rumored to have. I laughed a lot about the jokes he made. Besides Redmyne Felicity Jones plays his lovely, caring wife, who is fighting with doubts, but keeps on doing everything for her husband.
The screenplay is well written and shows the significant breakpoints of Hawkings life, without judging the characters for their decisions and moves.
In summary we get a perfectly played (Redmayne deserved the globe), very well written life adaption with a gentle score, that leads us through a exceptional life.
In my opinion the only thing the movie lacked was a bit more of Hawkings scientific work. How he delved, how he did his maths and a bit more about his theories. I would have liked that.