Zio wrote:
I saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy last night in an absolutely packed cinema. As the end credits rolled, a young lady in front of me stood up and pronounced to her boyfriend "I didn't get any of that. None of it. I've got no clue what happened whatsoever."
Alas, I feel most of the people in that cinema may have left feeling the same way. Personally I really enjoyed it, but I figure it needs a second viewing.
I watched the 1979 BBC adaptation of this when it was original screened. It was in 7 parts and each episode was repeated a couple of days after it was first shown. I watched all 7 episodes twice to try to keep up with the plot and still wasn't 100% sure I understood it all at the end. Still, it was compelling viewing even though nothing really seemed to happen, but very slowly. I've just read the plot in Wikipedia and I think I've finally nailed it, but this won't stop me from watching the new version.
Anyone see Page 8 recently? Similar sort of thing, in some ways. I enjoyed it immensely, even though nothing much happend in that one either.