Bobbi Lierly

I liked this film and thought it was very well done although apparently more "trudging" and slow moving than some people would prefer. I thought it was a good portrayal of the dilemma Joan has in choosing between the wishes and demands of her "true love" to give him classified information about the British nuclear program to transmit to the Soviets and her desire not to betray her country. Although, in historical perspective, she made what most people would consider to be the wrong decision, at the time she convinced herself her sharing nuclear secrets was in the long term best interests of world peace. Sophie Cookson's portrayal of the young Joan was excellent as was Judy Dench's performance of the elderly Joan who was finally "caught." Although many people describe the movie as too slow moving and dreary or monotonous, I enjoyed a movie that doesn't have constant action, violence, vehicle chases, and CGI critters like all the superhero movies that are so prevalent these days.

This was a very well done movie about how two people from extremely different backgrounds and experiences spend time with one another as their original antipathy toward one another gradually turns to understanding, acceptance and eventually even affection.. I very much enjoyed this movie which had exceptionally good performances from the two principal characters and is very appropriate, in my opinion, to the times in which we currently live in which many people, myself included, had thought we had made much more progress in racial acceptance and harmony than we apparently have. This movie shows the way for people to come to accept and appreciate our common humanity.