A Tale of Inspiration and Triumph

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2014)

Actor Eddie Redmayne portrays renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking in this biopic showing his transition from physically normal to a state of devastating debilitation. Redmayne's performance is nothing less than Oscar-worthy, and he is well supported by the entire cast, especially Felicity Jones as his dedicated, but ultimately troubled wife. Some may feel the film is too sentimental or cloying, even though sentimentality has its place in films and our lives; but the bottom line in The Theory of Everything is that it's so incredibly inspirational. And who would argue the point that all of us have odds to overcome (odds likely to be much less severe than Hawking faced), and to face those odds, we need inspiration.