The Imitation Game

"An engrossing and moving film that features a standout, Oscar-worthy performance by Benedict Cumberbatch (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" 

"The film's prime force is Cumberbatch, a great actor whose talent shines here on its highest beams. It's an explosive, emotionally complex performance. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out four)" 

"[It] is overly reluctant to dive into the nitty gritty (...) But dominating it all is Cumberbatch, whose charisma (...) and (...) talent at indicating a mind never at rest (...) to create an entirely credible portrait of genius at work." 

"A veddy British biopic of prodigal mathematician (...) Alan Turing, rendered in such unerringly tasteful (...) that every one of Turing’s professional triumphs and personal tragedies arrives right on schedule and with nary a hair out of place." 

"It's a marvelous story about science and humanity, plus a great performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, plus first-rate filmmaking and cinematography" 

"Turing will survive this film with his enigma intact, but the movie itself is the opposite of enigmatic, and Cumberbatch merits more" 

"A superb thriller and a worthy biopic of a real hero (...) An impressive debut for screenwriter Graham Moore, and a big-screen career highlight for Benedict Cumberbatch (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"