Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

2011 Awardie Awards (40 movies items)

"Nominations Best Screenplay Based on a Novel or Other Material Best Original Score "

Watched in 2023 (160 movies items)

"19.1"

My Favorite Films of 2011 (25 movies items)

" "It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?" Directed by Tomas Alfredson Written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan Music by Alberto Iglesias Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema Editing by Dino Jonsäter "

“Warning: Spoilers

Ever since I first heard of this Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, I knew I wanted to see it. Primarily because of the cast, with Gary Oldman and John Hurt two of the best underrated actors today, Colin Firth a vast majority of the time delivering solid to marvellous work, Mark Strong who impresses me more and more every time I see him and Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch two of the most promising young stars working now.

Another point of interest is its source material and the 1979 version. At first, I did find the book somewhat a slow-burner and not to easy to get into. On repeat readings however, I do find it a compelling and very interesting piece of work. I had heard much about the 1979 version, and when I saw it I was more than impressed. It was tense” read more

ASC Award for Best Cinematography (Film): 2010s (52 movies items)

"Hoyte Van Hoytema "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- March 2018 (35 movies items)

" Netflix- 2hrs. 8min."

Seen in 2018 (193 movies items)

"Movie: Netflix Instant Rating: Delicious Cleansing the pallet with a familiar movie. I've seen it four-ish times, and I think I understand most of it now. It has been a pleasure to notice something new every time I watched it, and I still remember leaving the theater after that first viewing being quite confused but pleased with what I'd just seen. "

My Top 10 Favourite Movies of 2011 (11 movies items)

"I said before that I usually can't get into political/spy stories if they're just being told casually straightforward, which may be why I couldn't quite follow this one. Even though I got nearly all the events, I just didn't know why they were happening or what their significance was to the characters. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and tone of the movie, and I'm definitely interested in seeing it again to get a better understanding of it. It's a pitch-perfect piece of cinema, bu"

ADG Award for Best Period Production Design: 2010s (53 movies items)

"Maria Djurkovic "