A nice way to spend two hours? Not something I ever plan on watching again, but I might buy the smooth jazz soundtrack soon.
It's a spy movie that is probably what real spying is like. Set in the 1970s there's a mole in the British service right at the top where men discuss the fate of the world in a tiny orange room. Gary Oldman is brought out of being fired by the agency to finding out who is giving secrets away that caused him to get fired. It's simultaneously very slow and doesn't at all stop to let you catch up with the plot. It doesn't explain anything and expects you catch a lot of little details.
However none of that has to do with participating in figuring out which of 4 men is the mole. You know from the beginning of the movie that it is either one of them or TWIST ENDING. None of the men are given enough development for you to suspect or support them. Gary is going to figure out it is one of them. His assistant has the most high strung scenes in the movie. Tom Hardy plays an incredibly handsome side character with a superfluous sex scene.
Still I watched it, didn't hate it, then went home. The Cappuccino I was served was mediocre and took 20 minutes to get my change. Thanks theater with a Starbucks in it! Still a successful evening.
watched this while i was in london. it was a total piece of whatever. it put me off movies until earlier this week, when i saw 'the master' by myself.
ReplyDeleteI totally also saw the Master and enjoyed it.
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