Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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Ben W @Username618 5d Am I alone, in finding Le Carre inert? See more Chris S @Janomi Jul 18 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a really solid spy film built on restraint, patience, and paranoia. This is not a flashy thriller; it is cold, dense, gray, and methodical, trusting the audience to follow the pieces instead of spelling everything out. Gary Oldman is excellent as George Smiley because he does so much with so little. He barely raises his voice or shows emotion directly, yet still makes Smiley feel brilliant, wounded, observant, and quietly dangerous. The ensemble also gives the film weight, with Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds making the world feel compromised and secretive. The deliberate pace fits the material, but it can also make the movie feel distant. Anyone expecting action or conventional thriller momentum may find it too restrained. Still, its atmosphere and intelligence make it compelling. See more Charmaine B @RT95422848 May 17 I love spy thrillers and this is a good one. Amazing cast. See more Aman B @97amancanada May 10 I would rate it zero stars if I could. The film is desperately trying to be judged by its Britishness than actually being good. That is its biggest fallacy. Was it worth letting us down despite such a celebrated star cast? See more Julian P @JulianPoulter May 7 Quite simply one of the best cold war spy movies ever made. Unbelievable ensemble cast, well written and directed. Beautiful spy vibe from the photography through to the music. Perhaps I wish it had been a little more steeped in true history but there was enough representation of the key actors in the Cambridge 5 to make it work and the culture of Mi6 is captured perfectly. See more Mervyn M @MervynMcCracken May 5 Vacuous: Complicated hoping to be complex. Nothing more special than a storm in a tea-cup with Britain's finest attempting to add gravitas..... Oh, my dear. See more Read all reviews

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