Enigma Reviews

Enigma Review
by Karina Montgomery
To be honest, I saw this film long ago, and every time I have retroactively gone back to catch up, I skipped this one. This does not bode well for the film. I am sure my readers are weary of this sort of excuse, but honestly, a movie that disappears...more

Enigma Review
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B)
ENIGMA (director: Michael Apted; screewritter: Tom Stoppard/based on the novel by Robert Harris; cinematographer: Seamus McGarvey; editor: Rick Shaine; music by John Barry; cast: Dougray Scott (Tom Jericho), Kate Winslet (Hester Wallace), Jeremy...more

Enigma Review
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4)
Hyams’s WWII romantic tearjerker “Hanover Street” featuring a youthful Harrison Ford as an American fighter pilot in love with Lesley-Anne Down’s army nurse. 20-odd years later Barry is back with “Enigma,” another WWII drama starring Dougray Scott...more

Enigma Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10)
There are three groups of people that might be interested in Enigma. Fans of U-571 will find this film something of a sequel. People who liked Windtalkers might dig the similar theme of cracking codes during World War II. And if you were mesmerized by...more

Enigma Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4)
"A rose is just plain text," cryptologist Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott) tells Claire Romilly (Saffron Burrows), his blonde beauty. Since that sounds like a geeky version of Shakespeare, you'll probably not be surprised to learn that SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE’s...more

Enigma Review
by Pete Croatto (Rating: 3/5)
Some books are not meant to become movies. High Fidelity is a good example. Nick Hornby’s great novel of a lovelorn slacker is loaded with insightful, funny rants on why guys do the things they do in relationships. The novel works because you can take...more

Enigma Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten Manhattan Pictures International Director: Michael Apted Writer: Robert Harris (Novel), Tom Stoppard (screenplay) Cast: Dougray Scott, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Northam, Saffron Burrows, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Tom Hollander,...more

Enigma Review
by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10)
CAPSULE: Dark and complex espionage thriller based on the Robert Harris novel. March 1943 the British lose their former ability to decode German messages to their submarine fleet. They must either get it back or lose an important...more