This one was an entertaining/intriguing watch but it's not high on my list for Col War Spy Thrillers.
I think the first flaw is a casting miscue. Simone Signoret imo was not the right choice for role she plays. By this time her looks were far gone from what she looked like in her hayday but she just didn't seem like the spy type. I didn't buy it.
This one also suffered from being a little slow. Screenplay wasn't very tight. It's expected to be a "dry" typa film but most good spy films do. I care very little for action in spy films. What I look for is the "words" that'll lead me to the answer at the end. This film dos a good job right up until the end but it just seemed slow to me.
I liked this film for sure but it's one that I'll forget soon. I guess you call those "throwaway films".
If you want Cold War Spy Thriller films that keep you guessing then the best are most certainly "The Spy who came in from the Cold" and The TV version(1979) of "Tinker' Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Not surprisingly, they're both from le Carré novels.
I think the first flaw is a casting miscue. Simone Signoret imo was not the right choice for role she plays. By this time her looks were far gone from what she looked like in her hayday but she just didn't seem like the spy type. I didn't buy it.
This one also suffered from being a little slow. Screenplay wasn't very tight. It's expected to be a "dry" typa film but most good spy films do. I care very little for action in spy films. What I look for is the "words" that'll lead me to the answer at the end. This film dos a good job right up until the end but it just seemed slow to me.
I liked this film for sure but it's one that I'll forget soon. I guess you call those "throwaway films".
If you want Cold War Spy Thriller films that keep you guessing then the best are most certainly "The Spy who came in from the Cold" and The TV version(1979) of "Tinker' Tailor, Soldier, Spy". Not surprisingly, they're both from le Carré novels.