It's all about Mark Rylance

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 2015)

I really do hope the only awards this film wins are for Mark Rylance. He is incredibly mesmerizing in the role. It's a very subtle one, but he commands your gaze and attention any time he is on screen. I don't think many actors could have given the role so much effect, especially such a quiet one, but he managed to do that and more. The problem is that he's stuck in a film that is completely and thoroughly just fine. The good thing is that, except for the sentimental ending, Steven Spielberg doesn't interfere too much with the story around him. He is mostly restrained. Overall, this isn't something I will be aching to rewatch any time soon, and not something I will remember. Although it's quicker in pacing, definitely not nearly the film that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is, but it's not bad at all.