Enigma

Enigma

22/1/2001 1h 59m 6.3/10

Overview

The story of the WWII project to crack the code behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

Director

Michael Apted

Top Billed Cast

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Hester Wallace

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Puck

Dougray Scott

Dougray Scott

Tom Jericho

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Logie

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Claire Romilly

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Mr. Wigram

Reviews

r96sk

9/9/2020

7/10

After a slow start, <em>'Enigma'</em> picks itself up to deliver a good film. The first chunk of events are very slow, with Jericho (Dougray Scott) and the story coming across extremely uninteresting. Thankfully, everything eventually turns the other way and I ended up liking both, Scott himself does an admirable job. Talking of the cast, you also have the likes of Kate Winslet (Hester), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Puck) and Tom Hollander (Guy) appear. The premise revolves around World War II and the role of codebreakers in it. I, admittedly, don't have major knowledge of the Bletchley Park bunch, but it's cool seeing a plot involving them; even if it is fictionalised. The film also has a nice score attached to it by John Barry - his final (accepted) one, in fact. Not massively memorable, but not forgettable either. Worth seeing.

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