Review of The Imitation Game (2014) by Victor M — 17 Oct 2015

The original name for computer was Turing Machine!

This review of The Imitation Game (2014) was written by Victor M on 17 Oct 2015.

The Imitation Game has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Topsecret C (78) on 23 Apr 2018

The Imitation Game - Ein streng geheimes Leben (Der Film handelt von Alan Turing einem genialen Informatiker der Opfer des damaligen Systems…

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The Imitation Game is a very slow drama.The pieces of the puzzle reveal themselves one by one very slowly, and I loved it.Benedict Cumberbatch…

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By Tom Fitzgerald And Lorenzo Marquez (14) for Tom & Lorenzo (14) on 04 Jun 2018

As wonderful as Cumberbatch's performance is in many ways, we can't help thinking Turing deserved a better, more well-rounded exploration of…

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By Dane M (235) on 18 Nov 2018

Brilliant. Cumberbatch is Turing. I am gay. I cringed throughout. What a travesty. What a loss. Why do we hate the different…

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By Kaleb R (195) on 17 Nov 2018

Imitation Game brings to life in dramatic fashion the code breaking skills of Alan Turing during the Second World War…

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By Raffaele A (116) on 27 Jul 2018

The writer of the source material did a wonderful job telling the story of the tragic hero with the perfect balance of tension, fact, and humanity…

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By Uri Klein (124) for Haaretz (130) on 11 Jan 2018

With apologies to all the historians out there, I have to say that given how much I enjoyed The Imitation Game, I don't really care how factually…

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By Vithiet L (107) on 18 Jan 2019

Alan Turing was a brilliant man and he lived an interesting but challenging life; his story most definitely deserved to be told…

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By Tgtrmr T (3) on 25 Jan 2019

Really like it! Great Cumberbatch! Fasnicating story. and a way of storytelling who is looking for his kind…

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