This is an unusual and extraordinary tale of courage about the world’s leading astrophysicist, Stephen Hawking. He is recognised and respected for his work on black hole theory, general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. This film captures his personal life and how this genius, who was considered a nerd and different from normal society, fell in love with a girl.

Beautifully crafted with brilliant Oscar-nominated acting by Eddie Redmayne (Stephen Hawking) and Felicity Jones (Jane Hawking), the movie unfolds different phases of Hawking’s personal life before he was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and how he struggled with small, daily life tasks in order to retain his dignity after he was limited to his wheelchair. A vibrant story about sacrifice and love, which tells us that nothing is more important in life than human relations, and how nothing is impossible if you set your heart on something and really believe in achieving it.

Winner of many awards – and nominated for five more at the upcoming Oscars – this movie is a must-see for anyone who believes in passion and would like to stand out from the crowd to achieve his/her dream in life.

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Harry and Lloyd (Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey) and, though 20 years have passed since their initial escapades in Dumb and Dumber, they remain best friends. Alas, poor Lloyd has spent those 20 years in a mental institution and the pair have not seen each other enough to have any adventures of note; at least until now. When Harry discovers he needs a kidney transplant, Lloyd leaves the institution and the pair set out on a cross-country road trip to meet the daughter Harry never knew he had, chased by the gold-digging adoptive mother (Holden) of that daughter.

The original Dumb and Dumber basically made the Farrelly Brothers’ career. Whilst it’s not their best movie, it was the breakthrough that opened the gate for big, dumb, “Three Stooges” inspired slapstick and gross-out humour in the 1990s. Whilst this sequel is unlikely to do the same 20 years later it has been quite financially successful and critically successful with the sort of critics that were into the genre to begin with (which the Studio’s previous attempt to reboot the franchise, with a prequel featuring none of the stars or filmmakers, was not). Also worth noting for the trainspotters is that the film features an upbeat score by Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun.

Dumb and Dumber To certainly lives down to its name; it’s dumb but it’s fun, and the sort of thing that’s even more satisfying when you know you’re not paying for it by watching it at Film Group!