I am a firm believer in a self-created theory that you can judge how good a movie will be based on its trailers. This series is dedicated to helping you, Mr. & Mrs. Movie-goer, decide which movies are worth your time and which movies should be shoveled into the furnace.
Let me start by saying that I'm not a huge fan of political thrillers because I'm way too apathetic toward government and espionage to give a flying fuck. So right off the bat, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy already has me rolling my eyes and saying, "Okay, here we go, here comes George Clooney/Tom Hanks to save the day, foil some inane scandal, and probably have sex with a some strange woman who turns out to be the killer/thief/bitch..." But then I see Gary Oldman, and well, shit...Gary Oldman is awesome. And I think I see Tom Hardy (minutes later, this is confirmed) and again, Tom Hardy is steadily climbing the awesome list. I may have to rethink my don't-give-a-shit-about-political-thrillers stance after all...
Let me start by saying that I'm not a huge fan of political thrillers because I'm way too apathetic toward government and espionage to give a flying fuck. So right off the bat, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy already has me rolling my eyes and saying, "Okay, here we go, here comes George Clooney/Tom Hanks to save the day, foil some inane scandal, and probably have sex with a some strange woman who turns out to be the killer/thief/bitch..." But then I see Gary Oldman, and well, shit...Gary Oldman is awesome. And I think I see Tom Hardy (minutes later, this is confirmed) and again, Tom Hardy is steadily climbing the awesome list. I may have to rethink my don't-give-a-shit-about-political-thrillers stance after all...





