The Imitation Game - Movie Review
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Chris Stuckmann reviews The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley. Directed by Morten Tyldum.
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It just kills me that such a genius was torn apart because he was a homosexual......I mean he saved millions of lives and ended up taking his own life:(
Abdullah Nasir that is one of the many inaccuracies this film presents:stating outright that Turing committed suicide when it was never confirmed and a lot of people believe that he died accidentally from cyanide exposure
A lot of people also believed that he was slowly poisoned by the Government
Ian Levinson Actually it was confirmed and there is a lot of evidence to support it
Now I'm not saying that he definitely did not die from suicide, but It was never 100% confirmed. Also, do you really think that brilliant people never die from exposure to harmful materials? Ever hear of Marie Curie? You know one of the most famous female scientists in history? She died of Uranium poisoning. Other famous scientists have died as well. Galileo Galilei and Robert Bunsen didn't die, but they were blinded by their work. So don't act like I'm stupid just because you think there are never accidents in science. Also even if Turing did die from suicide that doesn't change my opinion that this film is terrible, its inaccurate, cliche, most of the events are fabricated to play on your easily manipulated emotions, the characters are all caricatures they don't feel like real people, the dialogue and events don't feel real, and the fact that it won for its screenplay over whiplash is hilarious. Alan Turing deserved much better than this safe piece of shit Oscar bait. I mean first it presents the idea that he briefly covered for John Caincross who he never even met. Second it presents the idea that he had some weird love for his machine because it symbolized his love for his friend which is just ridiculous, sentimental,and inaccurate) and the fact that people actually think that's beautiful is equally ridiculous. Not only that but the way Turing's character is written, he feels like an unlikable combination of Sherlock Holmes and Sheldon Cooper while the real Turing was always respected by hs colleagues. Also lot of the scenes are designed to get the audience to laugh at Turing for personality traits he didn't even have which is especially horrible considering the film makers supposedly want us to respect him. And if you think I'm crazy for writing such a long response just remember its because you said brilliant people like Turing never die from their work
Ian Levinson A lot of stuff you just said are ridiculous are actual proven things that happened in his life recently
I've been pushing Alan Turing on people for years, his rightful place is among the greatest heros of modern world. So happy his life is getting some more exposure.
Yes, Alan Turing is one of the hero's of the modern world.
It is estimated he saved 14 million lives by shortening WWII.
He invented the computer, which was first known as the Turing Machine before we started calling them computers.
***** - Well okay, it is too much to say that he invented the computer, I agree with you. Father of Computing Science is much better.
He's the Hypatia of computers fo' shore.
Too bad this movie doesn't accurately portray the man for who he actually was. It's more like a skewed version of Turing's life and the facts or contributions he gave. I would have more respect for the movie if it did what it claims and present Turing's life. This wasn't Turing's life, it's bits of his life in essence.
***** Though to be honest, Babbage's work on general computing didn't really become a common concept in mathematics. It is more often than not seen as an "after the fact" observation, not a stepping stone. His work on the Difference Engine on the other hand did get into the views of Science as valuable contributions as it was actually built and used for computing astronomical tables. It took until post-Turing years to see what Babbage did with the Analytic Engine (AFTER) the theory of computation was already established by the likes of Turing and others like Kleene, Godel, Church, and Post. That's why he is often not credited to the same regard by scientists. It didn't make a huge leap in the computing world (the Difference Engine did, but the Analytic Engine was more of an "after the fact" thing for the most part). It is correct to say it was the first described, but in terms of its influence it definitely didn't play a big role. An obvious sign of this is due to the fact that first general-purpose computers appeared years later in the 1940's. Babbage's general computing work was lost to time for the most part. It was Turing's work that made modern computation possible, and to give a more precise way for mathematicians to talk about computation with respect to problems; the hallmark of theoretical computer scientists (like myself).
The ending was so sad dude
Sadder in real life
You should see paths of glory
yeah, it's pretty sad.
Shooter McGavin ending was sad
Shooter McGavin I felt it was a sin for me not to cry. It's weird, I make sobbing noises, but no tears!
1:51 to 1:54 I thought video was buffering
_He has mastered the art of staying still and hence becoming invisible._
I am so excited to see this movie, and I'm so happy to see the increase in movies about LGBT+ people that have come out in the past few years. It's important that we start acknowledging that some of the most important people in history weren't straight, and that that's okay.
Turing was not "LGBT", he was a homosexual man not a member of some broad tribe of "others".
he doesnt have tumblr sry nor will he ever. if Turning was in this age.
***** I SAID I was happy about the increase in movies about LGBT+ people. I never said Turning was a part of any sort of tribe, you completely missed the point of my comment and I honestly can tell if you're trolling or not.
***** It's challenging the special snowflake victim complex that has become the LGBT.
***** As with all groups, there value is measured by their populous. The voice of these "literal 13-year-olds who use identity politics to justify their entitlement on the internet." make up a large vocal portion of the LGBT+ movement. So it does weight heavily. And please do consider that sonnytots falls within this margin.
Cumberbatch gives the best performance of 2014 and I will have no one ever convince me that he didn't.
***** Give that man an Oscar!
I love Benedict Cumberbatch but Michael Keaton from Birdman is the one who gives the best performance of this year, for me. Heck, even the best performance in his entire career!
But if I don't see Benedict Cumberbatch nominated for an Oscar, that would be a fatal mistake in the Academy's part.
See Gyllenhaal and Carell.
There were too many great performances this year ranging from Keaton to Serkis. It's so hard to choose!
How many movies have you seen this year? I love Rosamund Pike from Gone Girl, J.K. Simmons from Whiplash, Michael Keaton AND Edward Norton from Birdman, Jake Gyllenhall from Nightcrawler.
I loved this movie. The pain that Benedict Cumberbatch shows is so personal and intense. I hoped he wins the Oscar, it will be well deserved.
I agree
As a Norwegian, i am glad to see someone from my country actually making good movies.. because that (almost) never happens.
That one norwegian guy did that awesome Uncharted fan-film though. Troll hunter and Död Snö were also brilliant :D
Greetings from Finland btw.
Timppa 3 Well it has been getting better in recent years, but i still think that Norwegian films is pretty bad most of the time..probably because people with real talent usually moves out of the country to seek better opportunities
Arian hmn You guys are still doing a lot better than we are :P The only somewhat good film made by a finn is propably Die Hard 2.
Nice to see a fellow norwegian chrisstuckman-fan :)
But you did have the fucking awesome black metal scene in the early 90's.
This was a great movie, probably one of my fave WWII movies I've ever seen. I love how they were able to create a sense of suspense about the war with virtually no filming of actual battle scenes.
Also a very tragic movie. Alan Turing contribute immensely to the allied victory, was crucial to the foundation of computer science, and it's just so sad to see things end up for him the way they did.
Not an A+? I think it deserves an A+.
my boi
chris>jeremy jahns
I love both equally, though for different reasons. Chris represents my more thoughtful and analytical side when it comes to films, whilst Jeremy represents my fast-paced and fanboy side.
Why try start a war m8?
they are both awesome !
HarlequinKing96 Please stop.. why do people have to start taking sides? There is room enough for both, and more.
There both fantastic. Jeremy was the first review I ever watched and loved and I'm new to Chris' channel. Im starting too lean towards chris cuz I feel like Jeremy ever so slightly simplifies movies. But still, him, chris and the schmoes are my go to critics
haha i just remembered the Turing test from Ex Machina! that's cool
both good movies!
Funny thing is I bought both movies and hadn't watched either yet. Yesterday I finally watched Ex Machina and mainly because of the mentioning of the Turing test I watched The Imitation Game right after :D
The Disgruntled Workman actually ex machina is masterful and the imitation game is just good
at 1:53 to 1:55 it felt like a really long pause to me and i thought my computer froze and i was like FUCK
The film is pure class.
I liked how everyone is saying he's wrong but he insists he is right and has to really fight to overcome everything and everyone against what seem to be insurmountable odds and in the end is a total winner..The end made me cry and I'm a man though. Sad.
If he involved his team in what he was doing instead of being secretive he wouldn't have faced that issue. I don't know if you can blame him for being so introverted though...
Dude I respect that dragon Ball coat
Recently at school, I saw a guy & girl nearly getting into a physical fight because the girl was dating his sister, & the guy said and I quote " I ain't gonna let my sister date a chick!". That guy was willing to fight that GIRL than let his sister be happy. What an asshole.
Doesn't make it right.
This was a great movie. The strength of the true story it told meant they had really powerful material to work with, but it was also really well acted and directed.
Yeah, homophobia was harsh back in the day.
But the most shocking thing is the fact that it still exists.
Blaze The Movie Fan really? I didn’t think it was?! Man some people in this world are monsters
Jon Arnall that’s just the world we live in. Have you not seen the news and anti- gay hate speeches? As a Christian, I can tell you that the one enemy against gays are religious groups. I believe God loves all, including gays. Some Christians can’t let go of the past though. Also, if you don’t believe in god then I can’t really speak for God. Maybe people are just judgmental people. But, I believe there is an after life and you don’t. And that’s fine with me.
Also, happy Pride Month rainbow 🌈
P.s. Atheists don’t hate me or get hostile. Just sharing my beliefs. And yes, we Christians can be jerks. Yet, we’re not all bad and we listen to opinions. Like our religion being rubbish. Yet, it is just a religion based off of hope. Can’t really have on science of it when it’s about men walking on water.😄😆
Guyon Kennedy yeah I believe in god for sure and I think of it as even though it is a sin and god didn’t intend it to be that way, people still have free will and can and should have the right to live the lifestyle that they want too
Guyon Kennedy my policy is religions are awful, but religious people themselves are good. Nothing wrong with holding whatever beliefs you want.
VulKus thx. Have a great day.
And now we know why his friend was treated that way...
I saw this film a few weeks ago as I live in the UK.
This is really, truly, a superb film. Benedict Cumberbatch is brilliant as Alan Turing.
I know the Alan Turing story very well and although I knew pretty much everything that was going to happen in the film it was still a powerful drama for me.
The film stays pretty close to the original story however inevitably there are some alterations so that the whole story can be portrayed in a film. There is one alteration to the story which I would have preferred if they hadn't changed, although it would have added maybe 30 mins to the film duration, I would have preferred that longer film with the story even more true to historic events.
I am a gay man myself, I know that when anything involving gay people is on RUclips then there will be homophobia in the comments section. Nowadays I just feel sorry for those people that wish to express hatred in this way. How terrible it must be to be them, so full of hatred like that. I am so glad I am a happy gay man and not like them.
A live action Beavis and Butthead movie, starring:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Butthead and Michael Shannon as Beavis. Get on this now, Hollywood!
YES!! Please, Hollywood!
This is what I'd be yelling, if I was pitching that, "DO IT!!!!!!!"
I hate when people talking about gay issues say "don't shove it in my face" yet heterosexuality is literally shoved in everyones faces everyday literally everywhere on tv, books, magazines, advertisements and movies ALL THE TIME.
***** The LGBT community is larger than you think and is criminally underrepresented in media (especially in America) and then when a movie like this comes out, a TRUE story about a gay man, people throw a bitch fit...
***** The point is that many people say they have a problem with seeing sexual/romantic representation of gay people being out in the open, but then they have NO problem with the sexual aspect of heterosexual relationships being shown everywhere .. that is hypocritical.
And if a person can't accept seeing one gay person in a movie and say it is being "shoved in their face" then that is hypocritical and homophobic.
***** But, my point about homosexuality still stands and applies, now also to other animals! You learn something everyday.
I mean, take a look at all the Attenborough documentaries. They don't show gay rams or albatrosses or dolphins or whatever.
Maybe because heterosexuality is normal...
kashiathao24 All sexualities are normal.
It's really satisfying to hear him say "Norwegian director" (although Morten Tydlum isn't THAT hard to say)
As a future Norwegian film student in Bergen, it's good to see films like this get recognition
Head Hunters is also a great Norwegian movie. Starring the king slayer and Max Manus. If you can, check it out
I LOVED the Imitation Game. I knew it would be good, but I wasn't expecting the deepness of it all and it was great. Definitely one of the best movies of the year
Huge fan of Cumberbatch, love his work. Probably will until he leaves Hollywood, which I hope is NEVER.
A lot of this review was do to brilliant, brilliant Kame House wardrobe
Just finished watching this. Amazing film!
technically you're wrong about the "warmth" of Cumberbatch's performance make you like the guy because IN REAL LIFE HE WAS MORE LIKABLE So therefore he made him less likable, he was not arrogant, rude or unfriendly (and probably not asperges either) apparently had a good sense of humour, he was also pretty OPEN about his sexuality (and he used to try to hit on guys a lot)
I am a Cumberbitch! I mean: this guy is awesome! One of the best actors working today!
"He's a good looking man. ... He kind of resembles Butthead."
OMG I fucking can't. XD
Chris, I gotta ask because a far more recent video you did stated this. But when discussing your friend who was gay and hiding that element of himself, were you actually referring to yourself in the third person regarding your pansexuality?
is he pansexual? idk anything about this guy i just watch him for movie reviews but i was thinking the exact same thing
"he's kind of rude, extremely smart"
SO HE'S SHERLOCK XD
Did you ever see Pride? Such a fantastic film about so many different issues affecting people in the UK during the mid 80's, including what is was like to be an gay person. One of my favourites this year for sure.
Best Hoodie ever
I grew up with Graham Moore, who wrote the screenplay. Watching him receive the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with my buddies was one of the most surreal and awesome experiences of my life.
Alan Turing committed suicide with an apple laced with cyanide. Steve jobs viewed him as the inventor of the modern computer and named his company apple. That's why their emblem is an apple with a bite taken out of it.
David Lindblad in an interview with Steve Jobs, he said that was not the reason for the logo, and stated that he wished he would of thought of that. tis just a coincidence
Cameron McCawley then it was definitely that
This is false information
“Happened” it still goes on in many other countries today
SHALL WE BIGIN?
+Sean Eredia Manu Bennett as Crixus in Spartacus said it first and said it better.
MY NAME IS KHAN
The 15-20 last minutes of this movie left me speechless, absolutely spectacular ending on a fantastic movie
Do theory of everything
You should watch and review Pride, it deals with gay rights in the UK during the 80's, but still manages to be damn feelgood.
See below. The comments on this video express exactly what I think is wrong with the whole LGBT movement today. There are only 2 types of people making comments: Those who only like the movie because it has a gay protagonist and those who only dislike the movie because it has a gay protagonist. How about we forget the sexual orientation of the protagonist for two seconds and actually judge the movie based on the criteria that makes a movie good or bad?
This criteria you are referring to partially involves how effectively the underlying message of equality is delivered. There is nothing wrong with liking the film because of this motif. So yes, those who like the movie significantly for this reason ARE judging it based on whether it's 'good' or 'bad.'
You're being overly critical.
Mmmchutney Are you being deliberately daft or did you not understand what I was saying?
Virtuously .Selfish You're saying the LGBT community are too concerned about the sexuality of the protagonist. Pretty sure I responded to that pretentious twat
How can you forget his orientation when his sexual identity led to his oppression which in turn, literally led to his suicide?
kay jay I don't think he's saying, just ignore his sexual orientation and heck with it, but it is more in a sense that since the film had many other aspects too, it is unfair to judge the entire movie just on Turing's sexual orientation when there were other great aspects in the movie such as acting, music, plot, etc. His homosexuality was only revealed in the second part of the movie, so the whole first half was about breaking the Enigma code, it is somewhat unfair when people watch the movie like it, but then all of a sudden a controversial topic comes up and it makes them dislike it all of a sudden. They should treat the homosexuality *in the story* as a plot-device (because it was a key element to Turing's story) instead of something that reflects their morals.
I grow up in a 2 mom family and chris, I'm not saying this for people to feel bad for me. Growing up can be shit. I have been picked on my entire life but I'm at the point where I could give less of a fuck. I was thinking about suicide a few times but I never did it because people kept telling me life would get better. Movies are like an escape for me. And Chris, every time you upload a video, my day gets a billion times better. I'm not saying this to be cheesy. I truly mean this. Chris, your videos bring light into my life. every time I see you on RUclips I feel like you are right Infront of me and we are having an awesome conversation. So I think I am speaking for many of your fans but Chris, you are one of the reasons I'm alive. I can't thank you enough. Thank you.
Can you review Requiem For A Dream?
As an ex drug user that film really messes with my head.
@@Astrolavista same when you wrote this comment i was probably filled with meth, benz, tramadol and whatever i could get my hands on. Off it now though, thank god.
Cumberbatch or Keaton for Best Actor Oscar?
Those are my top two picks, and honestly... I don't know.
Its still illegal to be a homosexual in India.I don't know how it is possible in this day and age.And I am ashamed to be a part of this nation.
here in indonesia too, a lot of bombing will happen if some group comes out of the closet
Cumberbatches fans may need to reflect on a better group name, but I digress. But onto more pressing matters...Chris, where did your wife get you that DBZ Coat?!!
They change their name a lot
Cumberbitches
Cumbers
Cumber collective
Cumber buddies
Cumber Bros
Cumbians
MaestroManTV Cumberbitches! Perfect!
Cumber shots
:D see what I did
CumBros?
Or *Super CumBros* ?
His story about his friend now make sense after watching his Jehovah's witness video!
Chris, with so many good movies this year, and planning up your Top 10 Best Movies of 2014, you should make a video apart naming ALL the "Honorable Nominations", because, seriously, these are endless...
I laughed out loud so hard at the 'Butthead' comparison! :'D
Great video! And it was a great film as well, I thought it was definitely one of my favourites of the year!
I´m dying to see this movie!! I´m a huge fan of Cumberbatch´s work, the guy is really talented, if you wanna see another biopic of him, see Hawking, that movie alone demostrated me that the guy is going to go far in his career, and he actually is getting there..very excited to see what is coming up for him next
Props to this movie for being the only movie this year that made me brush away man tears. I have one problem with this movie, and in a certain context, it isn't even a problem. It could just be because of budget constraints, but in a few of the scenes of the special effects looks very dated. Like, really? they had to do a cgi smoke effect? But apart from that I have next to no problems with this movie. it's one of the best movies i've seen all year.
I legit cry everytime I watch this movie. One of my favorite movies ever.
"he's a good looking man"
must agree
Love your hoodie!!! :)
I am a HUGE fan of Benedict Cumberbatch and he never fails to impress me every time I think he cannot possibly improve, he does. I've seen this film three times in the cinema now because I simply had to keep seeing it. It is a fantastic movie and everyone should go see it. Alexandré Desplat's score is magnificent and the performances are out of this world. Cumberbatch deserves an Oscar for his performance here. He could have so easily turned Turing into just another portrayal of Sherlock but he didn't. Turing isn't Sherlock and Cumberbatch really brings the character to life. I always feel with Benedict Cumberbatch that you forget he is an actor and he just totally becomes the person he is playing. Magnificent performance in a magnificent film!
Also, thanks for reviewing this I've been waiting so long for your review! The film came out on November 14th here in Ireland and I've been waiting for reviews since. thank you!
Can you please watch more smaller movies before doing your 2014 best/worst of the year, and not just the well known mainstream movies like every other movie critic on here.
*sighs* Some dares to make a mainstream movie with homosexuality in it, and commenters like you are all like "wueh wueh, stop being mainstream". -_-
kurvos I didn't say to stop being mainstream and I didn't even mention this movie, I was asking if he wouldn't mind watching more not very well known movies.
***** Oh well... fair enough. :/
YMS is pretty good with that, he watches a lot of small, foreign and other films.
That's an issue with almost all movie reviewers on yt. They don't seem to know of foreign film at all, let alone small productions.
The kind of war movie I can actually stand behind. One of my favorites.
If Chris doesn't give this film an A+ I am going to be so, so disappointed in him. Benedict should have won the Oscar, he was SO much better than Eddie Redmayne. I came out of this film crying my EYES out, which hasn't happened since Les Mis.
Emilie Rapport I am head over heals for both Redmanyne and Cumberbatch but Redmayne's performance had to include all of that physical distortions which Redmayne nailed. They both did a wonderful job and I would have been as happy if Cumberbatch won.
The Imitation Game deserves an A+ definitely. Can't think of any flaw whatsoever.
He admitted that his "friend" was actually Him. He was the guy that was gay and it tore his life apart.. not being able to admit that your gay because The Jehovah Wittness cult thinks its a sin is crazy.
where is this video?
I saw the film a month ago and it was great. The performances were great, solid direction, excellent script and compelling story and characters.
1:50 I thought the video stopped working or something lol.
Chris Stuckmann you should do another analyze movie review, kinda miss them. Maybe do some for the Snowpiercer or The Babadook.
This film made me sick. And not because it was bad (it was great) but because it showed allegedly mankinds true colours yet again. Mankind will never accept what it cannot understand. We are the weakest and most dispicable of all animals. To see this war hero be damned and "cured" of his illness really hit me right in the heart. *spoiler* he fucking killed himself, and for what? For not being normal? This is me being first of all quite drunk and second of all being pessimistic but I really do hope there comes a time mankind learns to accept things being different and understanding that different is not necessarily bad, however scary it may seem.
i've seen all the best performances this year and i can honestly say that cumberbatch gave the best performance of 2015. (and for me it wasn't even his career best - that would be Parade's End). His acting was so subtle and so nuanced and like with all his performances, i couldn't ever picture anybody else in the role of Turing. I'm constantly in awe of his talent and yes, i'm most definitely part of The Cumbercollective
I'm a Cumberbitch!
...yeah I know...shocking.. ;)
3:13 depends on culture and where you are from. My family would also disown me too because things are not the same in USA (or western countries) as they are in other places. You won't get killed in my culture or castrated or sent to court, but it is not considered traditional and hence not accepted. Again, there is a difference among getting stoned & killed , discrimination and what is happening in my country. It is just not in our genes, does not work with our norms.
LGBT? Who the FUCK cares, This movie was so good, holy shit.
Your poor friend! I can't even imagine what it must be like to be treated like that.
stop saying spoilers in your review's !!!
the gay thing is not a spoiler it's a true thing that happened
Alan Turing was a real person...
The fact that he was gay is common knowledge. I agree that spoilers should be avoided in fiction, but it's dumb to complain about spoilers in nonfiction works
I've seen all of this years Oscar contenders and this is the one I cant stop talking about. Everything about it is utterly fascinating to me, and I am so in love with Alan Turing, his strength and bravery and intelligence are remarkable. You're so right regarding Alan's homosexuality and what a struggle it was for him, his interpretation was very honest, and raw. I'm so sad because this movie is amazing and in my mind, deserves Best Picture, but it looks like Boyhood is just going to sweep this year and that is such a bummer.
Kind of spoiled the fact that he was gay
Tristan Dorame it is a true story not really a spoiler
He also spoiled the fact that the allies won World War II.
Was it a spoiler? I think it was common enough knowledge.
This movie made me cry so much. Benedict is my inspiration and he is an absolutely brilliant actor.
The dialogue and character interactions in this film were so unrealistic, cliche and not believable it killed it for me which was a shame because it's such a great story. Should not be getting anywhere close to the recognition it's getting.
I totally agree. They took the fascinating story of a brilliant man and turned it into dumbed-down, middlebrow, King's Speech-lite guff. It's as if the filmmakers were trying to explain the story to primary school kids, not an audience of adults. Turing deserved a much better film than this.
harrysecombegroupie It's so true. It's as if they just thought: "Okay this story itself is instant oscar bait, we don't really have to try." I wish they had the structure, tone, seriousness of like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with this story.
***** That's not what I'm talking about. The interactions were not believable at all. Guy walks in and just throws a bottle at his machine w/o saying a word? General accuses him of being a spy (an extremely serious accusation) in front of everyone willy nilly? Would never happen. They break the code and want to warn intelligence, Turing says "wait!" and gets punched in the face before they even hear what he has to say? Would never ever happen.
***** Stress didn't show on screen. They acted like they were acting stressed. Acting like cartoon characters who were stressed. Not believable in the slightest.
Eric Viola well youre in the minority that thinks that :)
clueless idiot.
I've been watching this channel so much recently, I saw this movie and thought afterwards; "Hmmm, Chris will really like this movie." Is that weird?
Chris, you need to see Headhunters. It's a fantastic Norwegian black comedy that's by the same director of The Imitation Game.
I want Chris to review Brokeback Mountain, with the greats: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams and Anne Heathaway. What a cast! They were so young but nailed it.
Finally!! I really anticipated this review!
OMG ...he finally reviewed this movie. This movie was screened the same day Chris saw Exodus.
Congrats on 200,000 subscribers!
This movie made me realise that Keira Knightley is an actress stuck in the wrong time period. Whenever she plays anything set 50 years ago or longer she is usually fantastic but I've rarely liked her performances set in the modern day. Great movie, great review.
When I first saw this movie I fell in love with it immediately. Kept researching, reading books, even read the book the movie was based off of. All in all, I got a tattoo dedicated to the movie. It's one movie i recommend to everyone.
Watching this in 2022 knowing who Chris’s “friend” is…
who???
Chris! I do hope that you've seen Bens portrayal of Sherlock. And a review on that series from you wouldn't go unappreciated :)
Just saw a screening of this tonite..and what a pleasant surprise in a season of so so flicks..
This is an amazing film.. Best ensemble acting this year by far.. And such an amazing script.... Oscar to Cumberpatch..
Chris if you loved Benedict's work in this movie you should check out Sherlock. Great series, each episode is like a movie!
I've been really excited about this movie for a while, and normally I don't watch reviews before I see a movie, but I clicked on this because I honestly just wanted to hear you talk about how amazingly talented Benedict Cumberbatch is (I'm a total cumberbitch). So thank you for that. :)
Also, thank you for addressing how horribly people who are gay can be treated. I personally am not gay, but my family is very Catholic. Both of my parents work in ministry, and they are very much against gay marriage. I'm 100% supportive of gay marriage, and we've talked many times about it and I've actually cried over them not being supportive because of how unjust I think their opinion of gay people is. It's very comforting to know people like you who think current treatment of people who are gay is horrible. So thanks again for that. :)
Good job as always. Interesting that 2001's "Enigma" (same story with Kate Winslet), was a box-office flop. Also funny how at the end of every year the UK drops a strategic, Oscar-bait historical period drama (The King's Speech, et al.) that the critics always fall for. Hope you also review Inherent Vice.
I feel your pain about not getting movies right away, I live in a town with 10 screens. With the closest other theatre being 1 1/2 hours away which basically shows the exact same things.
We haven't even gotten Birdman yet.. Im hoping with the noms its getting it'll show up soon though.
Where does Chris live? he always talks about how movies come late to him.
The sadness of man is how we dare to control others and their decisions. While not trying to agree to disagree without having problems and to remember with that. We are not changing ourselves by not forcing them to be like us. What we are doing then is choosing to show them love and compassion and empathy to the best of our ability while leaving them to their own decisions til they be ready someday to come back around to hear the other side while still sharing how we made it in our lives. That’s if they run into problems.
As a computer scientist I always admired Alan Turing and loved to see a film about him that was very well done. It instantly became a favorite of mine and Benedict Cumberbatch is just godlike. I usually don't like Keira Knightley that much but in this movie she really nailed it.
I like WW2 films, I've never seen one where there was a story like this. It sounds decent from your review.
This movie made me respect gay people more often now seeing how he was treated after all the crap his own country put him into. For God Sake he saved the world by ending World War II. Hell I rarely like these sorts of movies but it really kept me focused deeply than the King's Speech did. If anything I'd would give this movie and A+
There is a Norwegian film called Headhunters, it's by the same director. Chris, you should check it out, it's pretty good.
Chris, nice review, I like it when u do personal reviews keep it up
You're right about the flash forward thing. Although I think they did it for Turing to tell his story to someone but it just didn't work as well in this case.
So Chris had a " buddy" who was gay? Ah ah...and he thinks Cumberbitch is a good looking guy! Ommm...
He is married.
***** bi people don't exist.
also straight men can't have gay friends.
He's married and watch Between the Sheets lol
Well a lot people have gay friends and...... Come on.........Cumberbatch ain't looking too shabby ;)
MaestroManTV He said his mate came out and got disowned by his family, Chris is still close with his parents
Chris Stuckmann The imitation Game was one of my favourite movies over the last few years, cumberbatch's performance is superb and so gut wrenchingly painful to watch, it made me cry a little, having had friends go through the stigma of being gay just helped to make it worse, and the raw pain in his face in the finale is superb.