But the second reason this film demands more eyes is, quite simply, it’s an all star cast giving amazing performances, anchored by Gary Oldman’s Oscar worthy (but sadly, not winning) performance as George Smiley.
It seems like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is one of those “best movies no one’s ever seen.”
Watch this and weep that the future books in the series aren’t being developed as sequels.
That statement is disappointing on two levels: first, and most importantly, this John Le Carre adaptation is one of the best to come out of the author’s canon.