an artistic triumph

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2019)

The Imitation Game boasts an outstanding lead performance, a fine story, and a fully realized production design. It is elevated however, by its sharp and poignant themes. The film is not just a war movie, a biography, or a mid-century costume drama; it is a tragedy about closed-off societies which abuse those who are different. It is a look at a heartbreakingly backward time that destroyed a man. With these emotional and mental ideas powering the already-engrossing film, The Imitation Game becomes a remarkable piece of work.