Old-fashioned spy thriller

Four reasons to recommend Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy:

1. Superb acting. Gary Oldham and the rest of the cast offer taut, restrained and pitch-perfect performances as early-’70s spies with Britain’s MI6.

2. Pacing. In a movie with almost no fireworks — no chase scenes, no explosions — the film maintains the highest level of suspense.

3. A great story.

4. Production, design and costume. We too often reserve kudos in these categories for the big period pieces, but the recreation of early-’70s Europe is pitch perfect.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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