The Looking Glass War

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Graham H To give you an idea of how bad this movie is; I watched it until 12 minutes from the end and then stopped. Everything about this movie was appalling, in fact they need to come up with a better word to define awfulness. The acting was terrible (especially that of the lead who seems to have progressed to a well-earned obscurity) The production values sucked. The continuity was poor. The script was indescribable I cannot believe for a second that John LeCarre approved of this production of his novel. It may not be one of his best but it deserved so much better than this. I suspect that Ralph Richardson and Anthony Hopkins strongly wanted to disassociate themselves from this horrort. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Merrick S Well-crafted and pretty faithful to the early Le Carre novel, which means that after fifty years it is still vastly superior to the usual shallow dreck which passes for espionage thrillers in Hollywood. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/22 Full Review Audience Member Fans of the more cerebral aspects of the spy game will enjoy this patient and thoughtful depiction. There's pain and somberness on view and little in the way of tub thumping as The Circus sets about its squalid operations in a noble attempt to keep us safe. Tony Hopkins puts in a standout early performance as the fixer, while the spy in the front line does a good line in non-conformity while playing the game all the same. As so often with Le Caree so much seems to be going o under the surface, and that can sometimes be difficult to get down on screen. But that doesn't stop this being a top drawyer adaptation Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review laurie s This wasn't a patch on its predecessor The Spy Who Came in from the Cold which in itself was worth 4 stars. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I really like movies set in Britain in the late 60s or early 70s. It's like coming home. I don't know why. In this Le Carre adaptation, we get some British acting royalty behaving badly toward the spies they've recruited. They have to send someone over to East Germany to confirm the existence of rockets, so they recruit a Pole who is in England illicitly on personal business. There's nothing standardized about the recruitment and training process, and Anthony Hopkins in particular is uneasy about sending a man over at all, since it's technically an act of war. Christopher Jones, previously unknown to me, is the absurdly handsome Pole, who is fortunate in that his haircut has come back into fashion. He's an unexpectedly brutal guy when called upon. There are a few scenes of violence which are in stark contrast to the rest of this sedate film. But there's no heroism at all, just like the rest of Le Carre's work. Just resignation that bad things have to be done, and we have to find the right dupes to do it. There are no great rescues or escapes here, just endless ambiguity. That may not be to your taste, but it's closer to reality than not, I imagine. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This is actually a really good movie but it has this hippy sounding soundtrack that just doesn't suit the material and throws the whole movie off. A Remake of this could be great. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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