Directed by Morton Tyldem
November 2014.
The Imitation Game (12A)
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Charles Dance, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Mark Strong
The secrets of the codebreakers at Bletchley have been explored in a few books, TV shows and films in the last few years. Turing has rightly been lauded for the breakthroughs he made and has been called the father of modern computing for his ideas. This film does a pretty good job of telling the story. Cumberbatch is always watchable, although his performance is rather mannered. Knightley is very good, and there is a good supporting cast of Brits too. However, if you know anything about Alan Turing, there aren't many surprises in this by the numbers British costume drama, even one as well made as this.
7/10
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