Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tomas Alfredson's version of TTSS is superb. I finally saw it last night, and it is wonderfully evocative, both of 1970s England and the original novel. Liberties, probably necessary, have been taken with the book, and the explicit violence is perhaps out-of-tune with the more reflective text, but these are minor quibbles. Gary Oldman should win an award or two for his portrayal of George Smiley,though La Streep will be difficult to beat in a head-to-head fight. I particularly liked Kathy Burke as a slightly younger Connie Sachs. If you you don't know the book, it is a film that requires full concentration for over two hours to keep the plot under control. Highly recommended.