In The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, who helped win the war against the Nazis when he helped invent a machine capable of breaking the Enigma code. Morten Tyldum’s film, while a tad cumbersome at times, does a good job of illustrating the impossible odds Turing and his team were up against.
Keira Knightley (who had a nice 2014 with this and Begin Again), Matthew Goode and Charles Dance contribute to a strong supporting cast.
Cumberbatch portrays Turing as a disagreeable, unlikable social outcast who just happened to play a huge part in saving the free world, thanks to his talent for solving puzzles. The film also delves into some of the more controversial times in Turing’s life, and the order of things sometimes gets a little confusing. However, Cumberbatch keeps the whole thing afloat with a typically strong performance.
The Imitation Game is playing at the Regal Rancho Mirage Stadium 16 (72777 Dinah Shore Drive, Rancho Mirage; 844-462-7342) and the Century Theatres at The River (71800 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage; 760-836-1940).