This film is fantastic. Many viewers complain that it is a "slow movie", but if you prefer todays 1-second-per-cut non-stop brain-dead action over a solidly crafted intelligent plot slowly unfolding with tons of wit and priceless characters, then okay, be my guest! I found the (extremly) dry witty atmosphere of the movie perfect. Michael Caine just rocks as the cooking British agent that fills in "T-106's" in-between dangerous stake-outs. The British secret service portrayed as a bureaucratic nightmare is hilarious.
The plot has just enough Bond-ish glamor, just the right sense of reality and mystery combined. I can't help myself think: "This is the way it could be in this business." The camera is located at strange places -- giving impressions of being hidden cameras -- and adds to the atmosphere of secret games, unknown dangers and who-can-you-trust. The music is gloomy, big-band jazz; adding coolness and atmosphere.
It's hard to come by, but see it if you can -- hopefully on the big screen somewhere dusty! :-)
The plot has just enough Bond-ish glamor, just the right sense of reality and mystery combined. I can't help myself think: "This is the way it could be in this business." The camera is located at strange places -- giving impressions of being hidden cameras -- and adds to the atmosphere of secret games, unknown dangers and who-can-you-trust. The music is gloomy, big-band jazz; adding coolness and atmosphere.
It's hard to come by, but see it if you can -- hopefully on the big screen somewhere dusty! :-)