I was having some really high hopes for " Tinker Tailor..", because A) I am a fan of Garry Oldman who has an Oscar nomination for his role here, B) I like spy based films, and C) it had what it seems to be a solid cast
but I was hugely disappointed with this film.
now i knew before hand that it was a drama and had no action scenes, and that it was nothing like James Bond movies, and i had no problems with that because I really do enjoy most movies, even ones that moves in slow pace.
I just recently finished watching Melancholia which was not a Spy film, but was very slow paced like Tinker Tailor and more of an artistic film which is not for everyone to appreciate, but i found it very enjoyable.
Sadly, Tinker Tailor was really really boring, it was slow paced and its major problem was that it was confusing and difficult to follow, I didn't know what was going on half the time, and nor how Smiley found the russian mole !
scenes were jumping from one place to another, and flashbacks were suddenly dropped within current events in the film adding much to the confusion,
I didn't read the book nor watch the TV series, which might have helped, but, if someone had to read the book to understand the movie, then the movie is a failure !
Now Gary Oldman deserves the nomination, his acting was top notch, and i also found the 70s feel to the film quite impressive, but the script really ruined the whole film for me despite these positive points.
the other main characters, including the ones played by Colin Firth, John Hurt and Mark Strong were poorly developed and seemed empty, i got lost between them,
there is a fine line between an intelligent film and a confusing one, and while Tinker Tailor tried to be some what intelligent, it fell short and ended up being a pile of muddiness,
don't get me wrong, i like films that tries to make you think and don't spell all the story out for you, but this one makes you dull rather than thinking because of its unclear confusing plot.
avoid it
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