Epic Review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

What to say about this movie then? It's always awkward to review good movies and this one is tougher than most. There's so much involved and so many facets to it that I ended the movie wanting to watch it all over again. No mean feat for a movie with a running time stretching over 2 hours. However, the problem is that I really could do with having that second viewing before this review, but certainly don't have the income to justify it. Perhaps if I'd read the book from John Le Carre on which it is based or seen the TV adaptation starring Alec Guiness then perhaps I'd have followed the plot that little bit easier. On the other hand, I'd be going in with a lot of preconceptions which I was probably better off without.

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