Starring Eddie Redmayne ("Les Misérables") and Felicity Jones ("The Amazing Spider-Man 2"), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world's greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of - time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh ("Man on Wire").
Director: James Marsh
Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis,
Emily Watson, Charlie Cox
Release Date: Nov
07, 2014
Rated: PG-13 for suggestive Material and Some Thematic
Elements
Runtime: 2 hr. 3 min.
Genres: Drama
Review:
The Theory of Everything is the type of Awards fodder you
expect to see around this time of year.
It’s structured in a fairly conventional manner but director James Marsh
keeps everything moving at a steady pace.
It’s a lovely looking film that carries some real heart with it. Marsh allows his actors to really find their
characters which they do in spades.
Eddie Redmayne is going to get the most accolades and it’s all well
deserved. He disappears into his role
completely, mimicking every stage of Hawking’s disability while still conveying
a sharp mind and wit throughout.
Redmayne’s role is the highlight but Felicity Jones performance really
anchors the film. She displays so many
emotions over the course of the film.
The film doesn’t keep a storybook track for the love story; as such it
feels much more real and packs a stronger punch. The film is packed with emotion and it covers
the gamut from inspirational to heartbreaking and back.
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