Genre: Film
Grade: A
Notable People: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kiera Knightly, Matthew Goode, Martin Freeman, Directed by Morten Tyldem
Title: The Imitation Game
Review –Go, Sherlock, go. Cumberbatch is a wonder at the inventor of the first computer- done is response to the need to break Nazi code during the War. There have been a lot of movie and books about Bletchley Circle and the code breakers in recent years- but this one tells a pretty amazing story of courage, perseverance and the incredible difficulty of living in a world where you are different– in that era. Splendidly shot, perfectly acted and really well put together, this film is a coming out party for Cumberbatch; a tough and painful role that he masters as his own. It is also my favorite Knightly role- she is luminous. This film has some cliché to it- but it is so well done, who cares. Well worth the view as Sherlock and smug becomes a brilliant and tortured human being.