Tinker Tailor Soldier Boring

Rating: 6/10 (5 January 2012)

I love all of these actors, mainly Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman, but the story didn't really work as a film. I understand why the book would be interesting, but audiences can't really sit still for two hours without more conflict or suspense.
The plot was kind of muddled and convoluted and there were so many names to remember as well that it went from complex to confusing. Complex story lines can be extremely interesting, such as in a film like Inception, but it doesn't work if the characters (that we should care about) aren't put into more harrowing situations.
Overall, this doesn't change my opinion of any of these actors, whom are all extremely talented, but I think people in the industry need to stop assuming that hot-selling books are automatic crowd pleasing movies, especially when the script is as slow as Tinker Tailor.