Audio Reviews - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Audio Review

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  August 14, 2012 at 1:19 PM, said ...

  yeah houston

• May 26, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Zgamer said ...

  Sorry guys but I am not on your side here. Now I was not crazy with this film because while it is actually pretty easy to follow if you are focusing on it (I came in expecting convolution), the problem of where it throws you off is how the flashbacks and events are edited together. There is little introduction to these, so you are not always clear when and where the events are taking place. After a while though, I started to get my bearings.

  I will concede too that the reveal was a bit underwhelming. I suspected it would happen, but yeah it could have very well been anyone (especially with the way it was shot and edited, it felt like that scene in the coffin in Lost where they had back-ups just in case they wanted to change it). It was not a terrible thing, but it could have been better executed.

  However, while it did drag at parts, I was never truly bored with it. It is supposed to be devoid of emotion because that is the environment they are selling. Not just the 70s vibe of cold war fear, but the cold and calculating aura of spy business. It is emotionless because you never know who can manipulate your feelings or actions. I think it fit the story well.

  
  I also disagree with your opinion of Gary Oldman. I think the strength of his performance is how restrained he is. Other than being something new for him as an actor, it reminded me of Richard Jenkins in The Visitor. It is not the showy bits that make it so good (though Jenkins had a couple showy moments), but the way they build the character from his vocal pattern to his appearance. It is a very subtle performance and just the right kind for that character.

  Overall, I like it even though I don't love it. The camerawork was top notch, the set design was spot on, the acting was well done on a whole, the writing was literate and I did not walk away feeling like I wasted any time. Maybe I was not as blown away as I hoped, but surely I never thought anything lower than:

  HIGH MATINEE

  
  
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  May 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM, said ...

  being a brit myself , i thought the movie captured the doom and gloom of the 70's really well ,after about the 30 min mark i really got gripped into the story and found the movie to be a really good thriller , i didnt think the plot was hard to follow and all the acting was top notch (mark strong stole the movie for me) . My only gripe with the movie would be that we dont see any of karla who is suppose to be on the same level as smiley , and dont get any real reason to why mole would defect to the russians other than 'the west is shit'

• April 11, 2012 at 2:56 AM, said ...

  I fucking loved this movie; it was perfect. 

  
  
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  March 27, 2012 at 2:37 AM, said ...

  I thought this movie was great and thought it was not that hard to understand the only part I did not get was the very end with the 

  SPOILER...

  Mark Strong Character shooting colin firth character.

• March 04, 2012 at 8:32 AM, said ...

  I love the Spill guys...and i respect the opinion....but man were you guys were wrong on this one I thouht the movie was pretty easy to understand...i find it funny that Co Host mentions "one character returns but were not sure if its a flashback or not"....never mind the fact that they tell you that character is still alive and had money deposited into his account just before they reintroduce that character Or how Cyrus says that "I guess he chose retirement"...Smiley didnt choose retirement, he was fired after the Budapest incident Im not saying to be a smug ass...im just saying this because i honestly believe you guys really got this one wrong... Love the website...love the reviews...but this is one of times i just cant agree with you guys at all

  
  
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  February 28, 2012 at 3:04 AM, Jen Julian said ...

  I have to agree with these guys, honestly. I typically like slow, complex films, but this was just too much atmosphere and not enough emotional substance. It's wasn't just the pace that turned me off either -- the transitions between scenes (or lack thereof) were so disorienting, to the degree where I thought the film had broken at one point. This movie was too discomforting to be genuinely entertaining, and it was too convoluted for viewers to develop a clear opinion of British spy operations.

• January 30, 2012 at 3:05 AM, bunbury said ...

  Good movie guys but not for everyone. I saw this yesterday and i agree the first part is very slow especially by today audience expectations (they have to throw in something entertaining or funny every 2 minutes), but the 2 hour is very good.

  totally worthy.

  
  
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  January 21, 2012 at 11:43 PM, said ...

  totally agree with you guys concerning this film.  major disappointment

• January 08, 2012 at 10:04 PM, said ...

  i pissed myself laughing when Cyrus completley mispronounced Ciaran Hinds as it if were spelt "syrian" (actually pronounced "keer-on"). Yes it sounds stupid, but I'm from Ireland where Ciaran is an extremely common name

  
  
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  January 07, 2012 at 12:42 AM, said ...

  awesome

• January 04, 2012 at 4:23 AM, said ...

  I love you guys but i am hoping you are wrong about this movie. I agree with y'all about 98% of the time but i have disagreed about sherlock holms & girl with the dragon tattoo. 

  
  
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  January 03, 2012 at 9:14 PM, said ...

  Your guys review reminds me of how I feel watching Men Men.

• January 02, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Christian Bergman Jr. said ...

  But that's just it guys ... it ISN'T about spying, it's about a bunch of men lying to each other.

  
  
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  January 02, 2012 at 6:57 PM, said ...

  Proof that spill.com reviews are for entertainment and not for thoughtful insight

• January 02, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Nigel said ...

  burn the cohost burn the cohost!

  
  
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  January 02, 2012 at 12:06 PM, said ...

  Daniel Copley

  Are you rating a review? Fuck the internet.

• January 02, 2012 at 1:01 AM, Jack68 said ...

  Great review. I haven't seen it. But always love when you guys stick with your own opinions and don't jump on the critical bandwagon. I'll still check it out. But again awesome review

  
  
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  January 02, 2012 at 12:24 AM, David Fernandez said ...

  I saw this movie in England and it was dreary. This is the reality of our old British spying system. It was a 6.7/10 film for me. 

• January 01, 2012 at 9:42 PM, said ...

  I'll give this movie a shot but I suspect that like the majority of Brit films this will probably be a major snoozefest...

  a pity too since the movie clearly has some talented actors.

  
  
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  January 01, 2012 at 12:26 PM, said ...

  Sherlock Holmes, Warhorse, and now this.  I am going to have to disagree again on this one.  I really loved this film.  While it was a slow moving film and the plot is hard to follow, I was very much invested in the story.  This is definitely a movie that requires at least a second viewing.  I thought the acting, cinematography, and the directing were all great in this movie.  I really hope people go out and see this because this is an excellent film that deserves to be seen. 

• January 01, 2012 at 7:07 AM, said ...

  Co-Host laying down some real talk

  
  
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  January 01, 2012 at 3:19 AM, Christian Bergman Jr. said ...

  This is proof that the British film industry has still got it ... but just doesn't quite know what to do with it. They neglect and undermine it to the point at which they only feel they can function through operating like the American film industry. It's not necessary. We were, at some point, ruling this art for a reason. 

• December 31, 2011 at 11:54 PM, BlackBelt Jones said ...

  EVERYONE SHUT UP!!! EVERYTHING THE SPILL CREW SAYS IS FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  THEY ARE MOVIE OPINION GODS!!!!

  
  
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  December 31, 2011 at 7:27 PM, Peterslam said ...

  Cyrus knows what he is doing wrong and soon every one else will too.

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