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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
avoid this movie
Compared to the BBC version with Sir Alec Guinness, which I strongly advise watching and rate that one a 10, and compared to the book by John LeCarre, another 10, this version is a real stinker. The acting, if you can call it acting, is minimalist at best, deadpan, the development of the characters and plot non-existent. The movie makes no sense as it progresses. It is bland. The BBC version, however, is rich in development, high in tension and sense of loyalty and betrayal all supported by a terrific musical score that enhances but does not get in the way. This 2011 version no nothing of the sort. It is just plain awful in my opinion. Watch the BBC one, you will see what I mean.
Mississippi (1935)
Mississippi...10 stars
I got lucky and copied Mississippi from I think AMC, about a hundred years ago. My wife and I LOVE IT!...for Joan Bennet...Bing...Gail Patrick...and of course WC.
The film and its characters has a sense of purity, of well, virginity about it that is hard to define yet easy on the eyes.
Every now and again, my wife will imitate WC's classic: "...cutting my way through a wall of human fleeeesh..." and we will sit down to watch it yet again. And love it all over again.
Mississippi may not be one of Field's best movies, but it ranks as one of our favorites.