Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Reviews and Ratings


  • fb39107385
    May 30, 2012
    fb39107385
    This is one of those movies where I know it's good, but it's hard to like. I think the complexity of the story as well as the number of characters and their details requires so much attention, that it's difficult to fully enjoy and appreciate the film and story.
  • SunilJawahir
    May 27, 2012
    SunilJawahir
    I really enjoyed parts of this movie but it had some really slow parts where things were happening but because of the pace it felt like it wasn't going anywhere. I didn't really understand the George Smiley character and that bothered me a bit since we were mostly following him a... read morend I felt like I understood the other characters a lot better.
  • fb561388809
    May 26, 2012
    fb561388809
    Extremely well-done and excellently acted. Tight plot, crisp script, and pretty intense even without any of the usual blockbuster action. The end was still a bit of a let down, but overall great pleasure to watch.
  • kansai2kansas
    May 25, 2012
    kansai2kansas
    Albeit with a great storyline, the pace is a tad long-winded.
  • blkbomb
    May 18, 2012
    blkbomb
    Oliver Lacon: It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies? 

    "Trust no one. Suspect everyone."

    Well, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy isn't the perfect film I had been waiting months to see, but it was still an intelligent and remarkably well made film. This is sl... read moreow, meticulous filmmaking at work. The pace is sluggish, but the content is flying at us. If this was a fast paced movie, it would be impossible to keep up with. As it is, it is still a little hard to follow at times; but never is it not intriguing. The reason for the intrigue is the acting. Everyone is perfect in tuis film. Among them is one of my favorites, Gary Oldman. His performance here as George Smiley isn't necessarily my favorite from him, but damn if it isn't one of his best. He is at the top of his game here as an unglamorous spy. He isn't running, shooting, and jumping; he talks and sits, but the intrigue from his character is stunning. 

    This isn't the typical spy film we are used to. This isn't Mission Impossible or Bourne Identity. It's serious and realistic. It's more like The American, except much, much better. Tinker... won't be for everyone as I can see from the audiences reviews. It's slow pace and lack of big action scenes will put off a lot of casual movie goers. A lot of people went into this expecting the same type of film they've been accustomed to, and when a film isn't what you expect; you normally don't take well to it. 

    I can't say I loved the movie as I did have some problems with the extent to which we got to know it's characters(barely any). The suspects didn't seem to really matter to much in the story because we barely knew what was going on with them. Everything other than that was really well done though. The film looked great, and as I've stated before the acting was perfect. Not a masterpiece, but still a good movie.
  • oscartriana26
    May 18, 2012
    oscartriana26
    "You're a good watcher. Us loners always are."
  • Khefren
    May 17, 2012
    Khefren
    Very slow pace, hard to follow, it put me off. It was difficult to capture my attention in some scenes. Talented cast, performances were fine. I really wanted to like it more, but the pacing is so annoying.
  • Deano78
    May 15, 2012
    Deano78
    A classy film with a wide array of fine English actors on show. A compelling story set during the days of the cold war. However the very slow pace will put a lot of people off and it's running time is a fair bit longer than needed. One you really need to pay close attention to, ... read moreand work out the code words and what they refer to. It just didn't have any real action for me, which let it down. A fine performance from talented cast nevertheless.
  • Peaceandsuffering216
    May 15, 2012
    Peaceandsuffering216
    TTSS was a fine movie, but it never raised the stakes higher than that. While the acting was great, I never once felt I should give a crap about any of the characters. The entire film was missing emotion, any emotion. The only character I felt anything for was Mark Strong's and t... read morehat was only in the last 30 seconds. It could have been considerably better if it was a few hours longer to develop everyone into more than fabulous actors going through their lines.

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