Directed by:
James MarshScreenplay:
Anthony McCartenCinematography:
Benoît DelhommeComposer:
Jóhann JóhannssonCast:
Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox, Charlotte Hope, Adam Godley, Lesley Manville, Maxine Peake, Hugh O'Brien (more)VOD (5)
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The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary and uplifting story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and of two people defying the steepest of odds through love. The film, based on the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen", by Jane Hawking, is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh. (Universal Pictures UK)
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Out of the three currently praised biopics – The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game and American Sniper – the first one about Hawking is the most inspiring and charming, but also the most sentimental. It’s not a film for Hawking’s admirers, but for seekers of life tragedies, complicated fates, faithful and long-lasting marital devotion, etc. who love a good cry. The depth of the universe is best shown here in a large shot of garden fireworks, in front of which a couple of lovers are holding each other’s hands... The film never gets tacky, but it also never reaches the level of poetic drama and relationship realism of The Notebook. It is rather a textbook example of a beautifully shot and acted idealistic story about good and exceptional people.
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I was incredibly surprised by this film. I thought it would focus more on the period when Stephen Hawking was still relatively functional. Admittedly, I didn't have much faith in Eddie Redmayne. That was my mistake. The young actor amazingly portrayed the physical transformation of the brilliant scientist, and it wasn't until the final credits that I realized this wasn't a documentary, that it wasn't the real Hawking. I salute Eddie's performance.
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A beautiful film with beautiful aesthetics about "beautiful" and noble people and their actions, which allows us to glimpse into the life of a brilliant scientist and theorist through a single perspective. It is utterly one-sided – even Forrest Gump had more layers. It is not bad, just painfully classical, yet still moving and pulsating with life. However, it will never become a classic or a message to generations.
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An incredibly shallow, simplistic, and at times almost tacky story. However, it was accompanied by great music plus an absolutely exquisite, brilliant, simply perfect performance by Eddie Redmayne. He did not only play a man suffering from ALS, but became one for the two hours of the movie. Really one of the best acting performances ever, absolutely 100% convincing. That is why my review is mainly about him. I'm trying to somehow ignore the main story about a woman going through some internal struggle and hardship in life, which was rather dull, as in much less interesting than the life and work of Stephen Hawking.
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It's like when the screenwriter only lets me have a glimpse of someone's biography, but just when I've started reading, they skip several pages. The instant romantic storyline doesn't catch my heart at all, and certainly not the snippets of scientific debates. All credit to Eddie Redmayne, in whom I didn't even see that handsome poster boy from Les Misérables for a second, but with this kind of storytelling austerity, neither he, nor Jóhann Jóhannsson's appropriately sensitive soundtrack, have a chance to take The Theory of Everything anywhere higher.
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