The BBC miniseries was perfect, why this? Or so I thought.

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2014)

When I found out a film version of TTSS was coming out, I got angry. TTSS was already perfectly executed as a story by the BBC, I have the DVDs, Sir Alec Guinness was already perfect as George Smiley. Why cram and "Hollywoodize" a 2-hour version of something that was already perfect at 12 hours?
Then I saw the film and was astounded on every single possible level that matters. As of today, if I'm surfing channels and TTSS is playing, I put the remote control aside and joyfully watch this work of art over and over again.
Excellence. The best film I've seen since "The Lives Of Others" and "The New World".