Toronto, for this New Yorker, ended last night with a bang. Morten Tyldum is a handsome Norwegian director with floppy blonde hair. I wanted to call him “Morty” as a New York joke, but after seeing his film “The Imitation Game,” there’s no joking around. Tyldum has made an extraordinary movie that premiered last night at the Princess of Wales Theater to thunderous ovations and rapturous reviews. We’re going to be seeing “Morty” a lot this winter as he accepts nominations and awards galore. Cumberbatch, on the fastest track of any actor in a long time, gives a richly textured performance that on the same level as say Ralph Fiennes in “The English Patient” or Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech.” He moves right to the top ranks of all young actors (along with Eddie Redmayne from “The Theory of Everything”). Cumberbatch may be the closest thing ever to a real descendant of Sir Laurence Olivier. The rest of the cast is marvelous. Keira Knightley, already so good this year in “Begin Again,” will finally break through as Joan Clarke, the mathematician who nearly marries Turing and stands by him to the bitter end. Matthew Goode, who we’ll see on The Good Wife this year, similarly makes his mark as fellow brainiac Hugh Alexander. Leech gets to have the movie’s secret. But as in “The Crying Game,” I can’t ruin the surprise. (No, he’s not gender bender. Lord Grantham wouldn’t approve!) (Showbiz411)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:59:32 +0000
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