Benedict Cumberbatch gives his best performance of a very solid career, an outstanding portrayal that won't be forgotten for years to come. What could have been potentially dry treatment of the subject matter turned out to be fascinating, thrilling and very moving. In terms of the script, 'The Imitation Game' does a wonderful job in provoking thought and providing emotional impact and nuances and fleshes the characters out with remarkable complexity. The direction allows the film to be absorbing, while the music score is often hauntingly beautiful and never intrusive. It's immaculately photographed and has some of the best production design of its best, especially in the costumes. However, 'The Imitation Game' is exceptionally well made. It isn't perfect, the political elements are on the preachy side and there are a few strands that could have gone into more detail, Turing's sexuality should have gotten into more depth than it was. 'The Imitation Game' was all those things and more. All that was wanted was a film that made me think, moved me, was well made and well acted. That 'The Imitation Game' is historically inaccurate and has distortions didn't offend me as much as some reviewers, biographical dramas are notorious for this so it's come to be expected by me (not that that is meant to be an excuse).
Had high hopes for 'The Imitation Game', after hearing so many good things about it, and it ended up being one of my favourite films of 2014. Likewise his story is important and deserves to be told rather than forgotten. Alan Turing was a fascinating, complex person who deserves to be better known to the world.
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