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cantthinkofanything
04-19-2012, 03:08 PM
I really wanted to like this movie but was disappointed.
Everything about it was great but the execution of the plot. I'm wondering if the book was better.
Blake
04-19-2012, 03:18 PM
Considering the actors, I thought it was going to be a solid flick.

Even though the language was english, I still felt I needed to watch it with subtitles. 20 minutes in, just could not take any more and had to eject.
leemajors
04-19-2012, 04:19 PM
The plot was very well executed, and hardly differed from the book. There is nothing simple or forthright about Cold War spiess/spy games, and the plot very much reflects that. I am still not sure why they made Peter gay.
cantthinkofanything
04-19-2012, 04:23 PM
The plot was very well executed, and hardly differed from the book. There is nothing simple or forthright about Cold War spiess/spy games, and the plot very much reflects that. I am still not sure why they made Peter gay.

I have no problem with the complexity of the plot. I was looking forward to something that required some thinking. But to me, it just didn't flow very well. Maybe I had my expectations too high.

I would have never thought I would say this but War Horse is more entertaining.

EDIT: Although I'm wondering if reading the book first would have made the movie better.
leemajors
04-19-2012, 04:28 PM
I have no problem with the complexity of the plot. I was looking forward to something that required some thinking. But to me, it just didn't flow very well. Maybe I had my expectations too high.

I would have never thought I would say this but War Horse is more entertaining.

EDIT: Although I'm wondering if reading the book first would have made the movie better.

I have read all of Le Carre's books, and most of the really good ones involve Smiley outside of The Constant Gardner and a couple others. My roomate has not, and he got a bit lost until he saw it a second time. FYI the scene where he gets new glasses really helps decipher which scenes are flashbacks.
CitizenDwayne
04-19-2012, 05:11 PM
I feel the same way about this and War Horse. Was expecting a lot more from this considering the acclaim it's getting. Given the subject matter, it could have been...well, less boring.