I actually had a very hard time actually keeping track of what was going on in Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy. I mean the whole thing was simple but, the fact is there was so much to like in the film and there was so much stuff to be paying attention to. The acting is something special. I mean seriously look at the cast list you just see how many people are in this movie. Even more impressive is the fact that for such a slow film Tinker is one of the most exciting movies that I have ever seen. The film is made up of important people (British politicians, spies, leaders etc...) sitting in rooms and talking, people going and getting stuff from the office, and a guy putting it altogether and making something out of it. That's it. Doesn't that sound boring? Well it's not. The film builds it's tension in small doses. Peter (Benedict Cumberbatch) retrieving a document that he's not supposed to have. The discussion of whether or not an important agent might be a Russian double agent. All of this just slowly builds up so even if I didn't exactly know what is going on I don't care. This movie is so good in so many ways at so many angles that it just makes up for itself. I know this sounds kind of odd but the film really is that good. The ending a little disappointing, well who cares it's been awesome getting there, the long conversations boring you? Who cares you're so excited to see what will happen that even the more monotone stuff is pulse pounding. Bottom line this is a good script performed by really good people. Gary Oldman got an Oscar nod for this movie and it's well deserved. Tom Hardy, Martin Strong, and Toby Jones are in this movie. They all do a great job too. The film to it's credit is also shot with an elegance. It doesn't feel choppy which helps because the story keeps on piling detail after detail. Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy is one of the best spy thrillers I have ever seen. Sure it's talky and somewhat confusing but, even with that the film keeps you on the razors edge. Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy gets a 10 out of 10.
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