A good movie

Like everyone else, of course, I heard about Stephen Hawking but I have to admit that he didn't know much about him so, only therefore, I was quite eager to check this movie and since it received some good reviews, there was a fair chance that it could turn out to be a decent watch. And, indeed, Hawking was (and still is) one of the brightest minds that we ever had and this character was quite fascinating to behold, thanks to a very strong performance by Eddie Redmayne. Unfortunately, they spend more time saying that the guy was  brilliant instead of displaying those brilliant ideas. Eventually, the tricky thing with quantum physics is that it is really damned hard to comprehend while watching this movie if you didn't have previous knowledge of the subject before watching the damned thing. In my case, I understood maybe half of what the guy was saying. Anyway, even though I wish they took more time to explore his mind, the movie was actually more about his private life, especially his marriage with his first wife and the impact the ALS disease had on their relationship. The end-result was a rather sweet love story but is it really what Stephen Hawking should be remembered for? To conclude, even though I expected more from this movie, I have to admit it, it was still a pretty good biopic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

7/10