Pierce Brosnan,
Geoffrey Rush,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Brendan Gleeson,
Catherine McCormack
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Set amidst the controversy of the handover of the Panama Canal from America to Panama in late 1999, this espionage thriller follows seductive British spy Andrew Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), who has found ... read more
DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001
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December 15, 2010I really don't think this does John le Carre's novel any justice at all but who would have thought John Boorman would have messed it up!? Geoffrey Rush is very good as always but apart from Harold Pinter in an inspired bit of casting, it is a bad day in the office for everyone co... read more
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November 14, 2010An intriguing tale of espionage and coercion in Central America. *Geoffrey Rush never ceases to amaze me and his performance here is no exception.
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September 8, 2009A run of the mill espionage thriller, comedy? I was hoping for a bit more. Good cast but I just didn't find the story that interesting.
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April 17, 2009The film is good enough, I guess, but it just wasn't as interesting as I thought it would be. Geoffrey Rush is always good and this is no exception here, but Brosnan seems too at-ease as a British agent (what a stretch there, huh?). Jamie Lee Curtis and Brendan Gleeson put in ste... read more
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June 17, 2007Honestly, the movie's pretty ordinary. Some people drive the point that it's a satire or dark humorist's take on the spy film, but it accomplishes nothing so clever. The only thing that deviates from the typical spy mold is the main character, played by Pierce Brosnan, in a fairl... read more
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November 23, 2006Not great, but Brosnan was okay--even thought all he was doing was playing a sleazier James Bond.
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September 5, 2008The Tailor of Panama is bad movie. Geoffrey Rush doesn't seem to fit in the mild-mannered shoes of a Le Carre protagonist. The story is uncompelling. People mill about, having conversations, and generally just act very British and very espionage, but none of the cha... read more
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December 6, 2006Underwhelming spy game helped by Rush, Gleeson, and (least of all) Brosnan.
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April 6, 2012I haven't read a John le Carre nor do I need to in order to know how boring they are. "The Tailor of Panama" is as talkative as last year's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", but has a much quicker pace and more in terms of action. Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush play well off of each... read more
Critic Reviews
September 26, 2002
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
May 2, 2001
Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
Seems diligently assembled.
April 23, 2001
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Elegant, sophisticated and very funny in a sly, subtle, wordy way. Full Review
April 20, 2001
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
A literate and entertaining comic thriller. Full Review
April 20, 2001
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
[Boorman] manages to strike exactly the right tone, which is somewhere between irony and amused incredulity.
April 20, 2001
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
The film has been directed with a shrewd balance of wit, tension, parody and empathy. Full Review
April 6, 2001
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
When the revolution turns real, the film finally collapses under the burden of implausibility. Full Review
April 2, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate
The decision to let Brosnan play Osnard probably kept the Bond producers up a few nights, but letting him do it was the right call. Full Review
April 2, 2001
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
This plot-centered motion picture demands that its audience thinks rather than sits passively and watches. Full Review
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