Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (25 January 2015)

I was really looking forward to this. Am reading Andrew Hodges' book and it is an understatement to say in this case that the book is better than the film. I am no purist in these matters. I don't expect a film to follow the book exactly and can take it on its own merits. But what of those merits?
Was there any genuine tension? No.
Were the amazing exploits of Turing and others at Bletchley Park explained in any meaningful way? No.
I really like Benedikt Cumberbatch and he played his part well, but his talents were wasted. Another film came to my mind while watching this. A Beautfilu Mind. Now there was a movie. A brilliant mathematician who is socially unacceptable. Check. And it didn't even have a grand World War II setting upon which it could rely for drama. Just the main protagonist's mind. It was fantastically gripping.
Not so here. I found I didn't really care about anyone - even Turing. All this jumping around in time was so distracting and made sure that no tension could build on the off chance that it was in danger of doing so.
Do yourself a favour and watch, or re-watch, A Beautfilu Mind. Or read the book.
A pity, because I was really looking forward to it....