Can't help crying for this great man brought down

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2014)

My immediate reaction to The Imitation Game was that it was the best movie ever made. That was my instant reaction, as I was crying at the end, when we experience the demise of the brilliant Alan Turing. It's a scrupulously made telling of three important stories: the creation of the computer, the winning of the War, the persecution of homosexual men in post-War Britain. Each topic is huge, and all three come together in one man, portrayed by the impeccable Benedict Cumberbatch. (Oh yeah, it's also about the bonds between a gay man and the woman to whom he becomes engaged.) Do go see this shattering, fascinating, informative movie. You too will love it. Maybe it's not the best ever made, but it's damn good.