Gary Oldman I love you, I REALLY do and if it weren’t for you this movie might have actually put me in a coma. It is worth seeing the movie just to see Gary’s unbelievable performance but sincerely, this is the SLOWEST, DULLEST spy movie I have ever seen. The trailer for this film is brilliant because you think this is going to be the sophisticated version of Mission Impossible and it is but it is so boring you don’t care. Really I left this film so tired I just wanted to stay in my seat and nap for a while.
This movie takes your through “The Circus” which I suppose is the clever code for MI6 in England, in the 70’s. It is a sad, slow tale of Cold War era spy stuff that takes you around the world and does have you guessing through the movie, who is it going to be. But honestly when the final reveal came I forgot why I cared at all. There was a lot of unrequited love and some forbidden love in this movie which could have made for a much fuller film but instead it was shoved aside for more important long scenes with no talking!
I would wait for this on HBO and take your time with some tea enjoying Gary being a character you have never seen him do before. Like I said he is worth it.
