I take it that Christians hate this movie, right?

it's actually a movie about a devout Christian who is married to an atheist. it is as much from a christian point of view as an atheist one.

As a near Hitchens level anti theist I felt that if there is ever any positive to religion it is when it gives strength to people to endure. The wife leaned on her faith (and co-believers) to get through the struggle. The choirmaster was portrayed as damn near a saint. The only off-putting part to me was the guilt ridden expressions after the night in the tent, as if they would be punished for their "sin" by the third party being struck down with illness.
I actually enjoyed the bit where the wife is delighted by the God reference in his book (this was added to the book on the insistence of the editor) and Hawking actually does let her have her " moment" without pointing out his views have not changed one iota.
So overall I think Christians would feel not only were they portrayed well in the movie, but the idea of faith was given a boost too.

I love how athiests don't believe in anything yet they love to tell everybody else how they think. I feel it's like a self validating mechanism that if an athiest keeps telling himself there is nothing that they reinforce the belief there is nothing.

For people that want proof(which misses the point), do your own research on the actual historical and archaelogical facts of Jesus. Thinking for yourself and challenging yourself is all part of the journey of faith.

That is something you will never ever hear from an athiest because they rely on uniformity and self delusion to propagate their lie.