The Theory of Everything is a biopic of Prof. Stephen Hawking, played by Eddie Redmayne. It is based on the book by his first wife Jane, and as such is a less about Professor Hawking's academic achievements and much more about his personal life and relationship with his family.
As someone who knew very little about Stephen Hawking, this is a very interesting movie, and I learnt a lot about a remarkable man. Given the subject it would be very easy for this film to be quite depressing, but it is laced with quite light and sometimes funny moments which make this a joy to watch.
It is undoubtedly a superb performance from Redmayne, playing Stephen from his PhD through his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease and his subsequent degeneration as his muscles give up, leaving him as the Man we know today, in a wheelchair with a computerised voice, as awards season approaches I'm sure he will be nominated. 9/10
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