Interesting and engaging

Rating: 9/10 (14 February 2015)

'The Imitation Game' was an extremely enjoyable movie to watch.
The characters are portrayed extremely well, with Cumberbatch performing Turing flawlessly. The characters are very engaging to watch, if slightly generic (other than Cumberbatch, as Turing is not unique by any means, but his character type is less common), and are always interesting.
Incredibly, the main storyline is captivating throughout even though most people already know the ending of the movie, due to the fact that the plot line is drawn from a real story. This is partially to do with engaging presentation and direction, though the flashbacks also aid in this tremendously.
There is not really any way to criticise this movie other than to say that it is a tad predictable in both its character development and plot line, however if you consider that it is meant to be historically accurate it can be forgiven for the latter.
To summarise, it is a very good movie with an engaging plot line and developed characters with interesting interactions between them, though it is somewhat predictable.