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Enigma

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United Kingdom, United States, Germany · 2001
Rated R · 1h 59m
Director Michael Apted
Starring Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Saffron Burrows, Jeremy Northam
Genre Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War

During the heart of World War II, Nazi U-boats changed Britain's Enigma Code. Authorities enlist Tom Jericho to help them break the code. Meanwhile, Tom's love, Claire, has disappeared. To find her, Tom seeks Claire's best friend, Hester. In investigating Claire's personal life, the pair discovers personal and collective betrayals.

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The New York Times by Dana Stevens

The mystery of Enigma is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent -- a highly capable (if not always exciting) director, a fine English cast, a script by Tom Stoppard -- could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture.

70

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

Doesn't coddle the audience. But neither does it play fair. The narrative takes several fast turns and stops short with the sudden introduction of new material; the exposition is hurried and lazily predicated on characters' thinking aloud.

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New Times (L.A.) by Jean Oppenheimer

Certainly a terrific sense of urgency underlies the story and Tom's desperation over Claire is palpable, but that may not be enough for viewers who actually like to understand how the riddle is unraveling.

75

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

The film manages to crack all its codes, and even when it sags a bit, it's never lacking grace and some wit. Not enigmatically at all, it pleases and teases us -- in high style.

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New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer

Stoppard and his director, Michael Apted, must be aware of how dry their film is, because periodically they work in little thriller divertimenti -- car chases and such -- that only serve to point up how un-thrilling everything is.

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