Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Blu-ray Review: A Slow-Bleeding, Chillingly Beautiful Spy Thriller
Film Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
When the Best Film nominations were announced last week for this year’s Academy Awards, it was nothing short of a travesty that this film was overlooked. Yes, the nomination of Gary Oldman goes some way to soften the blow, but there is no doubt in my mind that Tinker deserved a nod ahead of at least two of those which made the final short-list. Which two? Tree of Life and The War Horse if you must ask.
Tinker is an absolute triumph of tentative, measured story-telling: an intricately crafted, slow-burning thriller that sacrifices the vulgarities of empty spectacle to concentrate on minimalist and utterly compelling claustrophobia. It is driven by intrigue, revealed slowly in a grander, older detective tradition that has been forced to the background in modern cinema by audiences itching for explosive action and steadier pace.
It also boasts a hell of a lot of talent.
When the Best Film nominations were announced last week for this year’s Academy Awards, it was nothing short of a travesty that this film was overlooked. Yes, the nomination of Gary Oldman goes some way to soften the blow, but there is no doubt in my mind that Tinker deserved a nod ahead of at least two of those which made the final short-list. Which two? Tree of Life and The War Horse if you must ask.
Tinker is an absolute triumph of tentative, measured story-telling: an intricately crafted, slow-burning thriller that sacrifices the vulgarities of empty spectacle to concentrate on minimalist and utterly compelling claustrophobia. It is driven by intrigue, revealed slowly in a grander, older detective tradition that has been forced to the background in modern cinema by audiences itching for explosive action and steadier pace.
It also boasts a hell of a lot of talent.
- 1/30/2012
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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