The Theory Of Everything

It's a funny thing. Several years ago I would have considered this time of the year as boring.. You never see any big blockbusters and it used to be renown as the dumping ground for movies that only just narrowly managed to avoid the 'straight to DVD' pit.. Now, either the quality is improving or my tastes are changing for the better.. Which ever it is I find myself spoilt for choice with the likes of 'Birdman','Foxcatcher' and 'The Theory Of Everything' all out at the same time.. 

Unfortunately though, this is Hereford and my choices are limited to 'Hobbit 3' (again!), 'Woman In Black 2' and 'The Theory Of Everything' (due to my shrewd ticket buying scheme 'Taken 3' is not an option)

Anyway after Liz declined my offer to spend a romantic evening 'Laura free' watching 'The Theory Of Everything' because "8.30 is too late.." (?!?) I thought 'sod this' and grabbed a ticket in a packed 2.45 pm screening.. I couldn't book tickets online with my 'Groupon' voucher so I joined the long queue... "How many?" said the attendant. "Just the one please".."Just one? You're going to see this film on your own? Weirdo!" his face said... "Can I have one in the center section on the end please". "I've stuck you as close to the back as I can.. Next!". Eh..? Inside the screen I stood around (looking like a middle aged man going to the cinema on his own)  until the lights went down and then grabbed an empty seat in the second row from the front.. What a fuss..

Anyway, on with the film. Everyone knows who Stephen Hawkins is. We've all heard of him. He's even appeared on the Simpson for Christ sake! But I for one didn't know anything about his younger life. Where he came from etc.. 

This film is a standard biopic. It starts in the sixties when he was at college and when he met his first wife, and progresses right up to the modern day.. And I found it deeply moving.. Eddie Redmayne's performance is truly outstanding.. To a point you forget it's an actor playing the part. It could almost be a documentary. Credit to Felicity Jones who plays Jane Wilde, the girl who falls in love with a man and has to watch him deteriorate over 30 years.. It's genuinely heartbreaking..

Overall an excellent film and a great start to the new year..

****.

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