
The Theory of Everything is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with while studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. Little was expected from Hawking, a bright but shiftless student of cosmology, after he was given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness (ALS) at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love Jane Wilde, and went on to be called... (Full plot summary below)
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The Theory of Everything is the story of the most brilliant and celebrated physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, and Jane Wilde, the arts student he fell in love with while studying at Cambridge in the 1960s. Little was expected from Hawking, a bright but shiftless student of cosmology, after he was given just two years to live following the diagnosis of a fatal illness (ALS) at 21 years of age. He became galvanized, however, by the love Jane Wilde, and went on to be called the "successor to Einstein," as well as a husband and father to their three children. Over the course of their marriage, however, as Stephen's body collapsed and his academic renown soared, fault lines were exposed that tested the resolve of their relationship and dramatically altered the course of both of their lives.
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| Daily Express (UK)Henry FitzherbertThe Theory Of Everything reveals the man behind the icon: courageous, mischievous, funny but also difficult and selfish. |
| Daily StarAndy LeaIt's almost impossible to overhype Redmayne's performance in this witty, touching and very classy British drama. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectIf you are interested, even slightly, in what distinguished Stephen Hawking, this is not the film for you. It has about as much to do with his theoretical breakthroughs as does a Judd Apatow movie. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJust in physical terms, Eddie Redmayne transformation’s into Stephen Hawking is something remarkable. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinA portrait that mirrors the mysteries of the vast universe with those of life on this terrestrial plane. |
| Tolucan TimesTony MedleyFine performances by Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne highlight this whitewashed account of Stephen Hawking's marriage to Jane Hawking, based on her second book. A film on her first book, which told the real story, would have been far more interesting. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottYes, The Theory of Everything has a different emphasis. But like so many cinematic lives of the famous, it loses track of the source of its subject’s fame. |
| Film Journal InternationalKevin LallyGorgeously produced account of the struggles of the young Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane features award-worthy performances by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. |
| New York PostLou LumenickVisually imaginative, The Theory of Everything is an unusually compelling true-life story about an extraordinary couple triumphing over adversity. It’s my favorite movie so far this year. |
| ObserverRex ReedThis is the extraordinary biopic about the fascinating, complex and inspirational example set by genius cosmologist and physicist Stephen Hawking. |