Good ... but

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2012)

while I did enjoy this I could not help thinking back to the BBC series with Alec G. as smiley. it had such atmosphere, it was like the early 1970's where dripping off the walls of smiley's flat, Gary O flat was much too nice. The BBC version did have the luxury of been able to use the whole book while this movie has to make choices about the content, why they lingered on Ricky T's relationship with his Russian female spy is beyond me. The cast are good though, John Hurt is just great, he shows the grim and dirt of London at that time in his face while Colin Firth is Cloin firth whether he is stuttering or not. I really did enjoy this, it just it is one of those projects that always going to bounce up against the original, so for people who have not read the book or seen Alec Guinness as smiley enjoyment is there to be had.. Ta Ra Chums