The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum · 114 min · Biography
The Imitation Game is an absorbing, beautifully performed film that works best when you treat it as a dramatic interpretation rather than a history lesson. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance is the kind that anchors an entire film, and the emotional weight of Turing's story lands exactly as hard as it should. The historical liberties are real and significant, but they don't stop the film from being deeply moving and consistently compelling. Approach it on its own terms and it delivers.