gerrymcd

I really wanted to like this film kate winslet is great in it but the movie just doesn't work as a film. Its characters are just not believable and the core of the movie is just so dull that nothing interesting happens. Just because actors make a good performance in a movie sure doesn't mean the movie is worth watching.

There's no doubt Di Caprio is a very versatile actor and a good actor like Winslet but the film spends far too long ith the same story thread that it just becomes dull.

The "mental" neighbour is a joke, its like a character they just added who could point out the mess and problems that Winslet and Di Caprios characters have. Its such a lazy, lame wooden character used to put some kinda "realism" into the movie that it just fails big time.

I only got round to seeing this film the other day as i was interested to see what sort of a story the film would be about the Enigma machines.

The real problem with the film apart from the huge plot holes and unbelievable story is that the film tries to be a "Historical Drama" and a standard "Hollywood Action" Film this is where the problem starts.

When i say "Historical Drama" i mean it tries to present the story of the Americans capturing the Enigma machine, solving the codes and saving the world and have these as real events that happened or least it gives the impression of this.

"Hollywood Action" Film The over the top action and just the imposable happening ans this film takes the idea of reality and throws it out the window.

The film isn't bad if it had just tried to be a Hollywood film but it tries too hard to be both and falls flat on its face. It tries to recover from this by insulting putting at the end of the film "What really happened" of course the English captured most of these machines and solved the Enigma code. Which is an insult but its hardly surprising of a Hollywood movie. Of course this all comes the same director who made Terminator 3 so its not much of a surprise.

3/10