Fascinating story, well told, well acted and worth seeing

Rating: 8/10 (3 January 2015)

OK, so it's not 100% accurate, but if you go to see just about any WWII Hollywood movie, the Americans won the war singlehandedly. This movie is about one scientist who was credited by no less an authority than Winston Churchill as the man who made the single greatest contribution to winning the war. It's well worth seeing. Benedict Cumberbatch channels a similar character to the one he played as Sherlock Holmes in the British TV mini series. There are a couple of very unsubtle suggestions that he was on the Autistic/Asbergers spectrum - firstly in his very literal responses in his interview for Bletchley Park, and inability to look the interviewer in the eye. Then if you missed those clues, an even less subtle separation of food colours on his plate. It's an easy device to explain single minded, focused genius used in a growing number of movies recently (think Social Network). Keira.Knightley is convincing in her role, as are the other supporting actors. The switching back and forth between 3 different timelines got slightly annoying after a while. But these are minor quibbles. If you want historical accuracy, read a book or watch a YouTube documentary on Turing or the Enigma team. But this movie is well written, well acted and a good yarn about a fascinating episode in British history. A thoroughly interesting and enjoyable movie.