An excellent movie with excellent performances

Rating: 8/10 (8 January 2015)

This is an excellent movie, well written and well acted. Benedict Cumberbatch shows, yet again, why he is the actor of the moment. He manages to capture "tortured but brilliant" very well. Keira Knightly has clearly outgrown her days of Pirates of the Caribbean. The rest of the cast also do a very good job, and there are some good "one-liners" that I will have to try to remember to use in the future.
The movie doesn't shy away from directly yet not in a preachy way tackling issues of discrimination and prejudice. It also tells the story well and concisely.
I went and saw this film the day after seeing another recent "bio-pic", Mr Turner, which seemed unfocused and without plot or direction. This movie was so much better. I would go see it again, and I have certainly suggested to my friends that they go see it!