Review of The Theory of Everything (2014) by Movieguys — 06 Dec 2014

Better than I expected, The Theory of Everything is not some skin-deep, superficial biopic with a good-looking actor in the central role (ahem ahem "Jobs", ahem ahem), but rather a fascinating account of Stephen Hawking's personal life and career, which even today in 2014 is still continuing.

The film focuses on Hawking's relationship through the years with his first wife, and on his theory of black holes and how time works; this may be leaving some parts of his life out, but the man has done so much that the scope of the film suited itself.

Redmayne is amazingly accurate in his portrayal of the physicist, and the rest of the cast, including Felicity Jones and David Thewlis, gave brilliant performances as well. I would not be surprised if it didn't show up at the Oscars in some form.