Or was it just the terrible casting (except Laurie) and writing for this particular one?

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filmklassik — 9 years ago(June 25, 2016 07:07 PM)

I've heard that the novel THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD has a much tighter plot than his later books and is far less verbose.

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meerschweinchen_freunde — 9 years ago(April 28, 2016 12:44 PM)

I found this show to be slower than molasses and I was actually rooting for Richard Roper. I only watched it because Tobias Menzies is in the show.

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rochambeau-934-616003 — 9 years ago(April 28, 2016 01:57 PM)

I only gave it a chance because of Laurie.
Had no idea who Hiddleston was before this but he's definitely on my "wimpy boy" don;t bother list for the future.

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swangdb — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 07:57 AM)

After two episodes, I like it so far.

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rochambeau-934-616003 — 9 years ago(April 29, 2016 09:19 AM)

Are you a middle aged woman by chance?

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Prismark10 — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 02:59 PM)

I did not think much of Smiley's People.
It's that man again!!

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MoviemanCin — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 04:27 PM)

Laurie is the only decent actor in this mess, and he's why I'm watching. When he's not on camera the whole thing just s l o w s to a crawl..
Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.

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kcummings13 — 9 years ago(May 04, 2016 04:45 PM)

Spoilers..
I'm only watching it for Laurie too. And I'm scratching my head at the sheer stupidity of some of the characters. The scorned wife blurting out everything she knows about Roper's dealings to someone who appears to be part of Roper's cabal, who she has no reason to trust, and could very well report her to Roper? If it had been anyone but Pine she would have ended up at the bottom of the sea.
And why would Pine virtually out himself to Jed? Take the hair from the office, fine. But let her know he was down there? He has no real way of knowing her motivation. Sure, she may very well be rattled by what's she's found out about Roper; but she could also very well make the decision to stick by him. She's not there for love; she't there to support her kid.
And just how dumb can she be? Does she really think farming equipment can turn enough of a profit to buy an island fortress? Not to mention what ever else that he has.

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jmbwithcats — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 12:31 PM)

I thought Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was one of the most boring films I've ever seen in my entire life, and I love a slow burn, but maybe I need to give it another chance.
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Sibyla01 — 9 years ago(December 14, 2016 02:17 PM)

Le Carre adaptations are usually very good, the world od espionage in reality, not that glossy James Bond stuff. But this one, sorry, was a Bond stirred, not shaken - with too much soda (and sugar too)