Low-key and quite sweet.

A thriller without any real thrills that chugs along without ever causing any emotional reaction in me. It's competently made but pretty forgettable, with dialogue (and delivery) that often feels too forced and fake.

This was pretty great. It didn't have anything to push it over to make me go WOW, but it was really solid the entire way through, with good acting, a good story. It was nice to see how this thriller would pan out. Didn't have to rely on action or anything, just a solid story.

A pretty straightforward spy drama. Bill Nighy plays a cool, detached and world-weary intelligence analyst for the British secret service. Far from the gun-toting action and cheesy quips of a James Bond flick, this has a much more grounded realism in its take on the medium. Although painfully and hilariously expository in its opening minutes, everything that comes after is dealt with, with a more befitting subtlety. A strong cast is also a great boon to the story. Not devoid of humour, either

An unambitious slog through the drab corridors of the British civil service. Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz do their best with the material, but this script is remarkably poor. The overused digital film and colour filter combination is the same as has been overused by British filmmakers for years now. And make no mistake: this is not a thriller.

Establishes a nice mood. The script is not terribly engaging, but it maintains interest through strong central performances by Weisz & Nighy. Fiennes & Davis are reliably strong in supporting roles.

Stylishly made and the acting is, as one would expect from the excellent cast, top of the line.

Pretty good tv-movie.

you say weary and slow, i say le carre-esque and cool

Not bad, but very slow-moving, and it could be argued that not a whole lot happens. Subplots come in and out as convenient, and I'm not sure about the ending. Most surprising twist... this seems to have had two sequels.

Well I won't pretend to understand the political ramifications and quite why everything turned belly-up so quickly, but frankly I was too busy enjoying the wonderful script and brilliant acting to care. OK, it's not a thriller, more a love story than ever it was a thriller, but I was engrossed from start to finish. I was concerned when Johnny was parked in the multi-storey that this wonderful story was going to revert to the ubiquitous 'end of film chase sequence'. Thank goodness it didnt.

Made for TV spy drama has few thrills and the plot offers little that we haven't seen before. Writer-director David Hare is seemingly more interested in his central character than in an intricate espionage plot, and Bill Nighy is perfectly cast - nobody is better at portraying world-weariness, and his Johnny Worricker is a memorable creation. He's surrounded by a cracking supporting cast who collectively go a long way to make up for the deficiencies in the script.

yer yer çarpıcı replikler, çoğunlukla kağıda ait gibi duran diyaloglar içerisinde zaman zaman parıldamayı başarıyor. senaryo genelinde doğal olmayan, gerçekliği görece idealize edilmiş bir yerden anlatma ve gösterme isteği sebebiyle de bu rahatsız edici olmuyor. ama yine de weisz ve nighy ikilisiyle kurulan ilişki gibi bazı unsurlar bu kabul içerisinde dahi göze batıyor. ama sakin "and you're no use, you like jazz" gibi repliklerle sabah kadar izlenir.

Not a great film, but certainly a good watch. Wonderful cast - eternal love to Bill 'Doctor Black' Nighy.

Enjoyable little spy tale with better than average dialogue.

#16#, exp3, rw3, story, cast!

A spy thriller without enough excitement and intrigue. Bill Nighy character offered little range and he frequently seemed distant, but he is impossible not to like. Rachel Weisz was also limited by her part. Roles were confining, but performances were solid and the supporting cast was very good. The story was sometimes dull. The ending felt flat. A long slow burn with too few high points and a rather unsatisfying finale.

Heartwarmingly clever and touching.

good cast, decent story

In the uncanny valley next to 'good spy thriller'. The plot was too silly, the acting patchy and the editing -in places- was fucking awful. There's some real quality amongst it all though, bodes well for the sequels.

Great acting, great script.

very secretive, full of suspense, unpredictable and subtle. It includes nice details, such as the paintings.

An utter waste of talent built on the foundations of a terrible script, where every couple of minutes someone will answer a question with a question, and then be answered with another question. Bill Nighy appears narcoleptic, Rachel Weisz's character doesn't really have a purpose and Michael Gambon seems to be looking off camera all the time to see if his paycheck's gone through. On top of all of that, it's pointlessly contrived. Worst thing I've ever seen on Masterpiece Theatre.

I wanna be Bill Nighy when I get old! A great, slow paced political thriller without all the mandatory action sequences as seen in it's Hollywood siblings...

Solid story, great, great acting, Bill Nighy of course but all the way every woman, even supporting actresses. There was no necessary action bursts or anything. Just pure storytelling.

Classy intelligent intelligence thriller, well acted and nicely shot.

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