Review of The Imitation Game (2014) by 919 — 27 Dec 2014
The good: Great cast and 1940 England period piece. Compelling true story line.
Not so Good: If you want to know detail about how the code was broken or how allied troops were effected by Turing's work it would be more informative to read a few biographies and do research on the web. This is a personality driven movie (and a good one) with 2014 acceptance concerning homosexuality and women's rights transposed onto the WWII era. Designed to outrage gay and women's rights advocates. Many believe Turing's death was possibly accidental due to the poisonous substances he was experimenting with or that he was possibly killed by the government due to the secrets he was carrying. Suicide was not the only possibility as the movie portrays it.
Knowing Hollywood, I was relieved to find there were no uncomfortable gay sex scenes shown.
This review of The Imitation Game (2014) was written by 919 on 27 Dec 2014.
The Imitation Game has generally received very positive reviews.
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