Are You Paying Attention?

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2015)

"The Imitation Game" was way better than what I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be one of those hyped up Oscar nominated films "critics" rave about. It was nothing of the sort! This was the type of film where you had to actually pay attention, as Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) explains as he narrates in the beginning of the film. I'm not going to say it's one of those films where you have to do a ton thinking, some of the kind I like, but it would help a bit. Like "A Beautiful Mind" this film was dealing with mathematicians, who in this case was trying to break the German Enigma Code. Now of course films dealing with things like that is going to have some suspense and drama but this film was perfect with it. Not only did Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) have to deal with breaking the Enigma Code he had to deal with other issues in his personal life which made things even more complicated. This film did bring on some memories of other films I've seen. If you liked "A Beautiful Mind" and "Kingsman: The Secret Service" you would probably like this film too because it was like a mixture of the two. In fact, it was like Mark Strong, who played Stewart Menzies in this film, was almost playing the same character he played in "Kingsman". When Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley) appeared in this film I thought it was going to be one of those cliché things in films where the girl "surprisingly" out smarts everyone and saves the day, but it wasn't like that. Her role in this film played a huge part in the relationship between her and Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch). This was definitely a great film. If you like suspense and drama you will love this one.