Good Cold War espionage thriller

Rating: 7/10 (27 February 2015)

Good Cold War espionage thriller.
Not great though - moves very slowly, and seems unnecessarily complex. While I am not in favour of spoon-feeding an audience information - surely you can join the dots without the director holding your hand - here some more details in certain areas would have helped.
Cast is a who's-who of British cinema: John Hurt, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Hardy. Fine, understated performance by Gary Oldman. Not sure if it is Oscar-worthy, though might be a good reward for numerous superb performances in the past which have gone unnominated.