I once tried to read a Le Carré novel when I was still in middle school and am pretty sure I didn’t make it through the first two chapters before thinking “WTF is going on? This book is confusing and boring. I’m going to read Dune instead.” So it was with trepidation that I saw Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The plot seems basic enough. It is the 1970’s, the heart of the Cold War, and there is a mole in British Intelligence. The only person who can sniff him out is retired intelligence officer, George Smiley (Gary Oldman).However, this is no Tom Clancy movie; this is a John Le Carré film, meaning nothing is explained or straight forward. For example, what exactly does MI:6 stand for? Is there MI:1 through 5? 
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Tinker Taylor Gary Oldman
I once tried to read a Le Carré novel when I was still in middle school and am pretty sure I didn’t make it through the first two chapters before thinking “WTF is going on? This book is confusing and boring. I’m going to read Dune instead.” So it was with trepidation that I saw Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The plot seems basic enough. It is the 1970’s, the heart of the Cold War, and there is a mole in British Intelligence. The only person who can sniff him out is retired intelligence officer, George Smiley (Gary Oldman).However, this is no Tom Clancy movie; this is a John Le Carré film, meaning nothing is explained or straight forward. For example, what exactly does MI:6 stand for? Is there MI:1 through 5? 
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