r e i d l o S SPY r Witchcraft. Smiley and Peter begin to question whether this is a cover up for the mole to be passing on secrets, and set up a trap at their safehouse to capture him. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a brilliant combination of actors who all play their roles incredibly. Oldman’s character is quite emotionless. This isn’t necessarily in a bad way, but some scenes feel they need a bit more anger or some form of reaction from him, but Smiley suppresses his feelings, holding himself back with sheer determination,
but unfortunately this doesn’t provoke much of a reaction back from the audience. Hardy and Cumberbatch excel whilst Strong and Firth also play strong roles. Whilst the film isn’t action-filled with everything going on at once, it is a slow-paced, traditional and gripping recreation of the novel and the sevenpart BBC series that it also inspired. In its gloomy time setting and saddening atmosphere, it is still a very powerful portrayal that will pull a heart-string or two.
Release Date: 16th September 2011 Director: Tomas Alfredson Famous Faces: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Hurt and Tom Hardy
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