a story that needed to be told

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2014)

I had read about this film and became more curious about the story. It is told so well with flashbacks to the main characters time in school, to the 1950's, and back again to the main story. These five people broke the code used by Hilter and as reported, probably ended the war 2 yrs. earlier than if the code was not broken. This is a story of the breaking of the code and more importantly the story of Alan Turing - a very interesting and brilliant man who struggled with who he was. The performance by Benedict Cumberbatch is so good - no wonder there is Oscar talk. You see the internal struggle and learn so much more about him. Kiera Knightly is excellent as the only woman in this group - in a time when women were only allowed to be secretaries. All of the characters are well portrayed. In a year of many films made on true life people this one stands out. I hope the past history of the Academy - to not honor biographical movies - changes this next award ceremony. I will be thinking of this movie for a long time.