Boring/Engrossing/puzzling/excellent.

Rating: 8/10 (10 April 2016)

I have only just gotten round to watching this movie. I have never read a Le Carre book and the only things I have seen were The Spy Who came in from the Cold (I was too young to follow and understand it!) and The Night Manager which was brilliant. So what did I think of it? It is all in the title of my review. I did feel all of those emotions. Boring - only the first few minutes. It engrossed me for most of the movie and puzzled me too. All round I found it excellent.It took it's time to tell the story and gave very little away. The actors all gave good value and Gary Oldman as the main character was good but underplayed incredibly. I enjoyed Tom Hardy's contribution and Benedict Cumberbatch was as good as he always is. I liked the way it did not spoon feed the viewer with information but allowed the plot to unfold slowly but surely. A pity Kathy Burke was not in it more as she is an incredible actress. Not a film for people who like action movies, it is much more cerebral than that.