Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Movie Reviews
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Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds

Director: Tomas Alfredson

Rating: R

Running Time: 127 min.

Synopsis: Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson takes the helm for this adaptation of John Le Carré's novel about an ex-British agent who emerges from retirement to expose a mole in MI6. England, 1973: British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) head Control (John Hurt) and his top-ranking lieutenant George Smiley ({$Gary Oldman)) are both forced into retirement after a mission involving respected secret agent Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) turns unexpectedly deadly. As the Cold War continues to escalate, suspicions of a Soviet double agent begin to grow within the SIS. Subsequently summoned by Undersecretary Oliver Lacon (Simon McBurney), Smiley is secretly reemployed by the SIS in order to root out the double agent suspected of sharing top-secret British intelligence with the Russians. Meanwhile, as Smiley and his new partner Agent Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch) begin systematically examining all of the official missions and records involving MI6, the veteran spy can't help but recalling an encounter he once had with Karla, a dangerous Russian operative, years prior. At first, uncovering the identity of the infiltrator seems nearly impossible. Smiley and Guillam get a big break, however, when undercover agent Ricki Tarr (Tom Hardy) reveals that he has fallen for a mysterious woman in Turkey named Irina (Svetlana Khodchenkova) who may have a crucial lead. Later, upon learning that Control had comprised a list of five possible suspects, code named Tinker (Toby Jones), Tailor (Colin Firth, Soldier (Ciarán Hinds), Poor Man (David Dencik) and Spy - none other than Smiley himself - the investigation begins to heat up again.

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  • Dec 27, 2011 03:35 pm

    Hanker said: B

    Pretty good, but a little long.

  • Jan 09, 2012 02:59 am

    Jim said: B

    Very well filmed with excellent acting and a intriguing plot. It's a 'thinking' movie and you have to pay close attention. I enjoyed it, reminded me of movies from the 1940's.

  • Jan 09, 2012 08:05 pm

    Jimmy said: D

    The acting was good but the story was very difficult to follow and i never got to know any of the main characters and thus i didn't care or even try to guess who the spy was. even when i did know i thought finally this movie is almost over

  • Jan 16, 2012 05:43 am

    Clare said: D

    Awful, boring, plodding. Kept on waiting for something to happen to get my interest. A total waste of some very fine actors. Nothing to make me care about the characters. Either bad writing, editing, or directing. Wish I'd walked out.

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