Great Movie

Rating: 8/10 (10 February 2015)

I saw this movie early in 2015 and if I see a better movie this year, I will be very surprised as The Imitation Game is brilliant.
The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role of Alan Turing. Being from Manchester where Turing spent his later life there is obviously a strong connection. The film is mostly focused on Turing's efforts to break the German Enigma code which was a seemingly unbreakable encryption code developed by Germany in world war 2. The methods that Turing employs in his effort to try and break the code bring him into conflict with many people who prefer more traditional methods.
The film is also very much about the relationship Turing has with Joan Clarke(Knightly) who he takes a shine too.
Cumberbatch is brilliant in the leading role and even though he will lose out (wrongly!)on the major acting awards this year, it cannot be long before he gets rewarded.