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Edit: Never mind, I'm keeping out of that conversation actually. Anyway! I'm rewatching Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy because it always seems to be on BBC Iplayer. I feel like it gets overshadowed by the miniseries, but maybe it's one of the best thrillers of the 21st century? It kind of makes other modern espionage films look like clodhoppers by comparison. It's subtle, it rewards effort, and it's palpably about something - paranoia, imperial decline, middle age, sexual frustration, professional and personal failure, male ego, male loneliness and isolation, etc. And it's soaked in atmosphere. People don't talk about this film enough imo. Lobster Henry fucked around with this message at 00:15 on Apr 13, 2025 |
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It is bizarre that he could make Let the Right One In, then Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy right afterwards, and then, uh? You'd think logically he'd be one of the most acclaimed directors working right now, even if he had to recover from one big misfire. What happened!
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Re: Tinker Tailor Colin Firth and his star power always seemed like a problem to me before. "Who could the mole be? Is it one of four shabby middle-aged obscure character actors, or is the world-famous movie star who's done nothing for the whole film except stand in the background? Which of them will get the big scene at the climax, I wonder???" But this time around it clicked into place. Like Firth says, Mark Strong's character always knew it was him, really. And so did Smiley. Maybe everyone knew. But they couldn't admit it to themselves until they were forced into a corner and had no other choice. So in that regard, Firth sticking out like a sore thumb in the line-ups of suspects actually works pretty well. Another thought from this viewing, maybe the key to the whole film is Kathy Burke's line: "I don't know about you, George, but I feel seriously under-hosed." Make love, not (cold) war! I was jonesing for more of the same vibe, so I tried watching the 1960s Spy Who Came in From the Cold with Richard Burton. I don't think this is even a criticism of the film, but sadly it was not doing it for me at all. Oh well, maybe some other time when I'm not chasing something very specific.
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