Review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) by Jack G — 17 Nov 2012
Martin Ritt's adaption of John Le Carre's spy novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is the story about the middle aged British secret agent, Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) who's after a failed job of patrol the west-east Berlin border where one agent died. Leamas is send back to England where he have to take a job as a librarian, and we falls in love with his colleague, Nan Perry (Claire Bloom). But Leamas is soon called in for another mission which might be his final.
Having actually read the book, I must say that this screen adaption is indeed very poor, blank and lazy. Even though Burton look right for the role, he's acting is as his face, wooden. And Bloom is just over acting. In the book Nan Perry (in the book named Liz) in fact just in her early twenties while Bloom is 34. Buy that mean, it isn't the same contrast between the characters. The whole film feels to theatrical and the small idealistic conversations and courtroom scenes are a total bore. This is one of the few fight I beg some one to make a new adaption, any body. Tomas Alfredson should make it, he brought the right Le Carre tone, and the small tiny details in Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy.
This review of The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) was written by Jack G on 17 Nov 2012.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
