Product: Tailor of Panama [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
One of the better LeCarre adaptations
I'll read anything John LeCarre has written and I've enjoyed him for years. The film treatments of his work have been uneven. I thought Russia House not so great; the recent Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was well done. This treatment is well done and entertaining, and is authentic to LeCarre's world of espionage as being driven sometimes by fools and charlatans. Brosnan nails Andy Osnard, the burnt-out cynic who is now playing the game for his own benefit and Geoffrey Rush captures Harry Pendel, the hapless victim turned co-conspirator whose collaborations nearly trigger an unnecessary catastrophe. It's highly entertaining if you like the LeCarre world.