The Imitation Game

— A good story about patriotism, greater good, emotion and detachment, expectations, sexuality, fairness, and the birth of the computer. Yes, it’s a bit of a mixed bag of tricks but they're appropriate for complicated times and people, and all told with a bit of humor sprinkled throughout the script. Benedict Cumberbatch is perfect as Alan Turing and Keira Knightley is not too shabby either. There’s not much wrong with this film and, if pressed to find something, I suppose it would be the irritating repetition of the line they want to stand out: “Sometimes it’s the people no one expects anything from who do the things no one expects”. Amen to that.

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[2014. 113 min. Directed by Morten Tyldum. Starting Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, and Matthew Goode.]
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/01/keeping-secrets-2