Your new eyeglasses look excellent indeed!

Rating: 8/10 (30 June 2012)

"Tinker, Tailor" reflects both a past era in real life and in cinematography/film life. Magnificent photography and an all star British cast manage to bring back to life the - not so long ago - era of the Cold War. When all is said and done the viewer realizes he just bore witness to an evolving spider web, where actions, looks, pauses, even clothing and style speak much more than words. What is said is not only secondary, but some times it is also beside the point... And when "La mer", written by Charles Trenet, is heard during the final sequence of the film, everything becomes clear. The sea of oblivion, kind to some, ruthless to most, will crash onto the rocks on the shore and leave behind only an echo in time. Those with the "correct" ears can still hear it and those with the "correct" eyes, like Smiley, can still see through the looking glass.