From: george.ruch74@gmail.com   
      
   "Adam H. Kerman"  wrote:   
      
   >super70s  wrote:   
   >>Mack A. Damia  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011)   
   >   
   >>>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Cold War spy thriller film   
   >>>directed by Tomas Alfredson. [...]   
   >   
   >>>Oldman is outstanding as George Smiley.  You have to be on your toes   
   >>>for this one.   
      
   Yes, Oldman is good in this role, but he's not quite the   
   unassuming time server described in the novel.  And he's not Alec   
   Guiness.   
      
   >>A little too much boring British political discourse for me, many think   
   >>it's inferior to the TV version. But yeah Oldman never disappoints.   
      
   It's a good effort - if you know the either novel or the 1979 BBC   
   miniseries (the gold standard).   
      
   >Excellent cast but the directing is plodding. Oldman is terrific.   
   >   
   >Aargh. The tv miniseries never turns up on tv!   
      
   But it is still available on Amazon.   
   --   
   George Ruch   
   "Is there life in Clovis after Clovis Man?"   
      
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