Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
I give it a thumbs up. Made by Tomas Alfredson, the Swedish director who shot 'Let the Right One In', his version of the story works the current fashion in Nordic film, a painstaking recreation of London in the 1970's and long slow takes where the characters can wallow in their misery and suffering. It's an atmospheric slice of Spy genre Cinema where Sex and Love are the wheels to which characters are lashed to and broken upon. It has a star cast with many recognisable faces appearing throughout.
It is the antithesis of the Bourne series. Action vs inaction, a constant soundtrack/effects versus periods of quiet, enemies who can be found and killed versus mind games and paranoia.
The critics loved it, it gets an 8.1 rating on imdb and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. This is a film where a grey haired middle aged man with glasses is the hero, a rare choice for Hollywood. I wonder how many of the reviewers are also grey haired middle aged men with glasses? I'm sure that didn't influence their critical judgement.
It is the antithesis of the Bourne series. Action vs inaction, a constant soundtrack/effects versus periods of quiet, enemies who can be found and killed versus mind games and paranoia.
The critics loved it, it gets an 8.1 rating on imdb and 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. This is a film where a grey haired middle aged man with glasses is the hero, a rare choice for Hollywood. I wonder how many of the reviewers are also grey haired middle aged men with glasses? I'm sure that didn't influence their critical judgement.