Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Gary Oldman is, besides maybe Daniel Day Lewis, the most accomplished and brilliantly chameleon like actor alive today. He can completely lose himself in a role and I'm glad the Academy finally gave him a long overdue nomination this year. Unfortunately, as painful as this is to say, he really didn't deserve it for this film. He says almost nothing for the entire film which would be ok if the story and its execution were interesting, but they really aren't. Not only is the pacing frustratingly slow, even by Le Carre standards, but I knew who the mole was from the start and if you think about it so will any discerning viewer. As such, the end result is basically boredom, a shame considering the sheer acting talent on display. This may be closer to what being a spy actually is then the Bond or Bourne films, but that doesn't make it interesting.