Tinker Taylor Solidier Spy Review

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2012)

This film is without doubt a credit to British cinema, the fact that it had superb competition in the form of the king's speech, proves to me that this film has lived up to its potential.
This film truly brings out the concept that film-making is truly an art, films that been released recently, (and I'm talking since 2000-2011), have destroyed the true meaning of a film, pointing a camera at things they consider good, where as tinker taylor soldier spy is packed with beautiful shots with terrifying realism that, without exaggeration, make you seem like you are part of the movie.
The kings speech without a doubt was going to be hard to top, mainly because of the unusually thrilling performance from Colin Firth and the possible career high performance from Geoffrey Rush, and obviously I cannot fault the consistent and more than acceptable performance from Helena Bonan Carter, But there is no doubt in my mind that the acting in tinker taylor soldier spy has a spectacular performance from Benedict Cumberbatch of sherlock who hasn't yet kicked his movie career off. Gary Oldman peaked with his acting in this film, his performance is so vivid and believable, he plays a character who is strong in his skills but as a person very unsure with who he can trust. Throughout the majority of the film his tone of voice is very calm and reassuring and in a way lures you into a false sense of insecurity when he starts to show he means business later on in the film. There is only one scene in the film were he raises his voice and when I witnessed this scene, I for the first time in my life shivered at the tremendous execution of the line.
Another asset that this film brought to my attention was the way the villains were portrayed, they were shown as the slimy parasites that they were built up to be, despite not knowing there motives you truly hate these characters with a passion which again enforced the realistic vibe of the film.
Without doubt this film has made me proud to be British and I would without hesitation recommend this film to anybody that is considering viewing this film, it truly is in my personally opinion, revolutionising cinema.
Britain 1, America 0.