Review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) by Connor G — 07 May 2014
In response to the heroic, if not farcical Jame Bond, Martin Ritt offers a more tragic, yet realistic overview of the life of a spy. To patriots, individuals should always be placed under the nation. But what is the point of surviving in the world where there is utterly no trust at all? Dated as it may seem for the Cold War background, what Alec Leamas, one of the finest performances played by the underrated legend Richard Burton, experienced is now even more applicable to us as the world is becoming more complicated.
One thing more, Martin Ritt's adaptation of John le Carré's novel is way friendlier to viewers than Tomas Alfredson's almost 50 years later - at least the trouble cannot be resolved by simply wandering aimlessly between the office and the benches in seaside!
This review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) was written by Connor G on 07 May 2014.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold has generally received very positive reviews.
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