A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
We've seen so many similar films about the struggles of great men; perhaps it's time for a film celebrating the unsung women in their lives.
Redmayne shines here, but Marsh’s timid and superficial movie leaves him unsupported.
A lovingly balanced biopic that fends off award-gobbling clichés. Smarts + heart = a winner: it’s a simple equation, but Marsh makes it add up.
A compassionate and inspiring look at an extraordinary life, anchored by two of the best performances of the year.
Thankfully, there is just enough irony to counterbalance the manipulative and sometimes openly melodramatic elements. Marsh has somehow made a tearjerker (albeit a highbrow one) about the life and times of a Cambridge physicist - and that itself is an achievement.
Redmayne and Jones prove that marriage is just as absorbing (and perplexing) as quantum physics.
Verdict: Oscar-worthy.
It is a gentle, tender story of lovers who found friendship during and after their marriage.
Redmayne doesn’t so much disappear into the twisted form of a disease-ravaged genius as reveal the hideous sight of a good-looking young actor worshiping at the left foot of Daniel Day-Lewis.
Not so much The Theory of Everything as everything but the theory.
The Theory Of Everything is a well crafted, superbly acted drama that navigates the tricky personal life of a world famous figure with style, humour and humanity.
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