Review of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) by Susan B — 06 Jul 2012
I held off reviewing this picture for a long time to see if I was doing it a disservice but my feelings haven't changed. This picture has an impressive cast and is well acted but the plotting and editing are below average. I don't have a lot of patience sifting through such things. It's the job of the people making the film to engage me, not my job to try and figure out what is going on because of poor story structure.
Regarding that impressive cast: Gary Oldman (Smiley), John Hurt, Mark Strong and Ciaran Hands.
The story revolves around a high level mole in British Intelligence and is arguably influenced upon the historical Kim Philby a la âCambridge Fiveâ?.
Based on a beloved novel of a similar title by John Le Carre and a remake of the 6 hour BBC miniseries. I have read nor seen these but a few of my Goodreads friends tell me the book is stellar.
This picture received a number of nominations, including three Academy Award nominations. It had a budget of $21M and made over $68M at the Box Office.
STORY/PLOTTING/EDITING: D to D plus; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B; CINEMATOGRAPHY: B to B; WHEN WATCHED: May 2012; OVERALL GRADE: C to C plus.
This review of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) was written by Susan B on 06 Jul 2012.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has generally received positive reviews.
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