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Rating: Q=5, P=4 / Average OJ
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Espionage, Cold War, Mystery, Based on Novel
Espionage, Cold War, Mystery, Based on Novel
Usually, I prefer to watch a film adaptation before I read the book. The disappointment of "things left out" and "not what I imagined" doesn't occur. But in the case of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, I wish I had. This film was so marvelous to look at and become absorbed in...but the plot and the language was utterly confusing. To really appreciate the investigation, the spy jargon, and the characters I believe you have to have read the novel. I found myself struggling to remember who was who, what was what, and why everything was happening. But I was devoted to my struggle- and that counts for quite a lot.
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