Sunday 21 December 2014

FILM: The Imitation Game (dir: Morten Tyldum, 2014)

"Thank you."
"You're welcome."

As a biopic and period piece, The Imitation Game shines with quality from start to finish.  Cumberbatch is impeccable to watch in the lead role, but there are also excellently-delivered character roles for Mark Strong, Keira Knightley, Charles Dance and Matthew Goode.  Alexandre Desplat's score is occasionally a little too whimsical for what is ultimately an intellectual thriller, but the whole film is lushly shot and the period settings lavishly recreated.  The pace is a little too stately at times, but overall this a fascinating and significant story told beautifully.

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