Compellingly tells a powerful, true historic story ... entwined with bitter-sweet matters of the heart.

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2015)

This is a compelling, subtle telling of a hugely significant historic story, which is also a fascinating scientific / mathematical story (but with no math prerequisites required !!). That huge story, with all the compulsive fascination of a deep detective tale or maybe a Rubik's Cube combined is entwined with tragic but bitter-sweet matters of the heart. Those are told with tough realism, but also touching human empathy -- even towards the pain-in-the-you-know-what genius who struggled to understand and show empathy himself, even when life and death depended on it.
Yes, as some have pointed out, here and there The Imitation Game plays quite fast and loose with historical fact: but hey, it's a movie.
This movie shows that highly entertaining cinematic art does not have to be dumbed down. Real artistry -- I highly recommend this movie.