Okay so here's the thing about TTSS and that is I found it to be merely okay, it wasn't a terrible movie by any stretch of the imagination but it also was one that didn't win me over as it had others, mainly due to its execution as a movie in and of itself, I felt that the story as told would work best as a miniseries on television rather than as a 2 hour film mainly because you could go into more detail on the hunt for the mole and the slow burn it is better whereas in this movie scenes and plot points seem to come out of nowhere without any explanation or context to explain it though the films ending does go a long way to rectify this I must admit.
On the other hand, the sense of detail in the film is magnificent, it has a very English feel to it all with the slightly industrial streets, the cups of tea and slices of toast even down to the olds mobiles driven throughout the movie, the film also has a fantastic ensemble cast, one of the best in the last decade for not only do you have Oldman you have Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth and more and they're all very good but Oldman is the standout with the look on his face saying so much and yet so little at the same time, its a terrific performance that I'm pleased to see rewarded in the awards season.
So all in all, TTSS 2011 was okay but not great and the only reason I would recommend it was for Oldman who is simply that good in the film, 2 out of 5.
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I'm one of those who absolutely loved it. I was hooked from the beginning (even though I do agree that you can't get all the intricacies of the plot all on the first go.) Brilliant acting, beautiful shot, great score!
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