Gary Oldman
Extremely slick, whiz-bang treatment of the 60's John Le Carre spy novel. Overdone in all respects...flashy editing, exaggerated sound design, impossible-to-follow story line. This film defines the triumph of modern technique over story.
The thing is...this is a powerful story in its own right...worth telling. But the whole spy-vs-spy genre was given a less frenzied and more poignant treatment in the Matt Damon film The Good Shepherd in 2006. If your story is good enough you really don't need all the bells and whistles stuck like barnacles on this one.
That said, this still easily held my attention although I was quite confused for the last 15 minutes (who was killing who...and why?). I ended up admiring the myriad skills on display but longing for a simpler telling...like the BBC version starring Alec Guiness.
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