Briljant adaption of a great novel

Rating: 9/10 (20 January 2012)

I thought this was a masterpiece and a movie that has been able to capture the mood of that era perfectly. The great acting and absolute beautiful camera work together with the complex and strong story makes this a must see for the fan's of the genre. I do understand that some people found this to be a dull movie, if you are mentally unable to understand the plot you will not like this as it doesn't have big explosions or BS dialog between would be actors. The way Gary Oldmam gave figure to Smiley is on it's own worthy of an Oscar. Colin Firth maybe did not give his strongest performance, due to the limited dialog for his part, but also well played. Really liked Benedict Cumberbatch as Peter. Again loved it and do hope they will remake smiley's people as well