Enigma

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Mystery & Suspense

This is a film that I have been wanting to see for a while due to my interest in all things related to encryption, including the role of Bletchley Park in the second world war. I actually managed to see half of it on a skiing holiday, but managed to catch the whole thing over Easter.

I read the book (by Robert Harris) some time ago, but have forgotten some of the details.

It's based around fictional characters, a slightly unbalanced cryptographer who had romantic problems at Bletchley and a bright woman who also works there. They find out that his former love had some secrets.

It's a spy thriller that works pretty well, but gets confusing at times. The period detail looked good to me. Less romanticised than it could have been, which is a good thing.

I keep saying I should visit Bletchley Park as it's not too far away. Maybe this year. According to IMDB this was actually filmed elsewhere as the real location was not convincing enough.