The very problem with trying to shove an entire life of such an accomplished person, is that filmmakers tend to focus on the most dramatic moments, and the audience doesn't often get something that feels like reality. Thus we end up with soap opera versions of well-known figures. James Marsh does very little with "The Theory of Everything" that hasn't been done in every biopic since the beginning of film: over-dramatic love triangles, blood coughed into handkerchiefs, sappy music, bad old age make-up. The writing is bland, and the pacing is so achingly slow. In fact, the only thing really worth taking from this film is the phenomenal performance of Eddie Redmayne, who embodies Stephan Hawking so well, some people may mistake his performance for the rest of the film. This is such a sadly underwhelming tale, and it only ever amounts to a retread of a retread.
Grade: D+
3D: N/A
Easter Egg: No
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis
Director: James Marsh
Writer(s): Anthony McCarten - Book: Jane Hawking
RT: 123 min
Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements and suggestive material
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