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Imitation Game, The
UK 2014, 114 minutes
Dir. Morten Tyldum
Rating: [M] Adult Themes
Genres: Drama
Topics: Period 1940s.
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong
“So innately compelling is Turing's story - to say nothing of Benedict Cumberbatch's masterful performance - it's hard not to get caught up in this well-told tale and its skillful manipulations. ”
Aroview: Entertaining, though hardly accurate, biopic of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who here claims full credit for his work leading a team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
Benedict Cumberbatch presents just the right level of eccentric, and also his torment, in the tragic sub-plot detailing Turing's closeted homosexuality in oppresive times.
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(Good Try). Showing 1-4 of 4 member reviews.
0 star (Not rated) This is an appallingly dreadful film that demeans, discredits and abuses the memory of one of the most important minds of the C20th. The entire film is total trash! ~rakau
2 stars (Good Try) Ah, biopics: composite characters, telescoped timelines, dramatic liberties. Cumberbatch is good, but the machinery you can hear grinding away in the background isn't the Enigma-cracker. I'd prefer to watch a documentary on this fascinating subject. ~HiFi
2 stars (Good Try) The set designs/periodic props etc are quality. The casting is well done. The early parts of the film are the best before it seems to lose its way and ends up not doing justice to either Turing or the code breaking (watch the Bletchley Circle). ~Tubbs
1 star (Turkey) The codebreaking machine is named "Christopher" after Alan Turing's childhood friend. This is not true, and should tell you all you need to know about the quality of this film, which even Benedict cannot save. But I will spell it out: utter rubbish. ~Emily
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- Bletchley Circle, The (TV Series) (2012)
- Enigma (2001)
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- Current War, The (2017)
- Genius (TV Series) (2017)
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