Writer Tom Stoppard and director Michael Apted produce a thinking-person's spy drama, uneventful on the surface but cerebrally tense.
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05/20/02
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Enigma (2002)
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Reviews Counted:103
Fresh:74
Rotten:29
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: The well-crafted, twist-filled Enigma is a thinking person's spy thriller.
Theatrical Release:Apr 19, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $3,842,105
Synopsis: A romantic thriller steeped in the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain, this suspenseful drama centers on the mysteries of WWII cryptography while telling a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and... [More]
Starring: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows
Director: Michael Apted
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Reviews for Enigma
I love movies that assume the audience is intelligent enough to explore scientific endeavors without dumbing it down to the lowest common denominator.
05/17/02
Offers a pleasant, challenging and quirky puzzle well worth working out.
05/17/02
It merely plods, occasionally bogging down in explanations and never generating much excitement.
05/17/02
Complex, sinuously plotted and, somehow, off-puttingly cold.
05/17/02
Top CriticIf the movie's plot is a rare combination of impenetrable and inconsequential, it has been laid out compellingly by director Michael Apted.
05/17/02
Top CriticUltimately, clarity matters, both in breaking codes and making movies. Enigma lacks it.
05/17/02
Top CriticThe story of a geek who fell for a beauty before settling for a plucky nerd of his feather.
05/16/02
Simple gratitude is a decent motive to see Enigma
05/16/02
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05/13/02
The various flashbacks and plot machinations make for an occasionally confusing tale, it's done with such a wonderfully dry style and wit that you don't mind having to stop to catch up now and again.
05/12/02
It provides the grand, intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot.
05/10/02
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05/10/02
Mostly a plotty and deeply self-admiring tale.
05/10/02
It's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant.
05/06/02
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05/04/02
With an unorthodox, at least by Hollywood standards, heroine (brains trump beauty!) and an adventure with the highest stakes imaginable (math prodigy saves the free world!), the oddball allure of Enigma is no mystery.
05/03/02
Top CriticDense, in some cases as encrypted as the cipher that is its subject, it's nevertheless worth the careful scrutiny it demands.
05/03/02
Top CriticThe smart, elegant Enigma won't win any prizes for snappiness or simplicity -- but it's a pleasure to see a film that aspires to something else.
05/03/02
A generally solidly told film that isn't terribly exciting, outstanding or engaging ... but should hold the interest of viewers looking for something beyond typical Hollywood spy flicks.
05/03/02
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