Friday, February 24, 2012

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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 IMDb Users:
 (2011)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Thomas Alfredson
Writers: Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
Producers: Tim Bevan, Liz Chasin, Eric Fellner, Alexandra Ferguson, Ron Halpern, Debra Hayward, John le Carré, Peter Morgan, Artist W. Robinson, Robyn Slovo, Alex Sutherland, Douglas Urbanski


 
Nominee

Synopsis: Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the Cold War years of the mid-20th Century. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a disgraced British spy, is rehired in secret by his government - which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service, a.k.a. MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets. -- (C) (Written by Focus Features)

Cast:
  • Gary Oldman
  • Colin Firth
  • John Hurt
  • Mark Strong
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Toby Jones
  • Ciarán Hinds


Short Review: I was excited to see this film, but unfortunately it bored me. I definitely can appreciate the acting and cinematography, but the film as a whole is so bogged down by excessive dialogue. I also found it a little hard to follow because of this, as well as the lack of...well...anything else.