Customer Reviews
Just Superb - By: MountainMike, 25 Feb 2010 
There's not much to add to the other 70-ish 5-star reviews already here. Bought for a present for someone with a VHS player. The acting is some of the best I've seen, alll the more important as the tension is created through conversation, rather than action, & its more like seeing a very well acted stage play than a film in that respect. Familiar London locations are cast in a new light, partly through the plot, partly because I didn't know London in the 70s, & the mundane, every-day feel to some of the action makes it very realistic & genuine. I've seen several Alec Guinness films now & so far, I feel this was his best work. The role alllowed him to show his most acute character insights while also being more true to himself, without the need for accents or overt affectations.
very slow moving - By: Hambletta-Maud, 23 Feb 2010 
I am not enjoying "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy". It is very slow paced, with frequent long, long shots of cars driving down roads. Admittedly the performances are good, especiallly from Alec Guiness, whom I previously thought a bit of a ham actor (a la Richard Attenborough). There are a few annoyances - one was the unrealistic way people didn't look out the front window when driving cars. One actor even turns round to look out the rear window for several long seconds! Another annoyance is the music - it is terrible. Finallly, the plot is so complicated that it is IMPOSSIBLE to follow. I am not sure if I can be bothered to watch disc 2.
DVD Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Complete BBC Series 1979 - By: Michelle Lacore, 16 Feb 2010 Not only an accurate & powerful staging of the captivating novel by John Le Carré but also in itself a work of art resulting from the management of first rank actors, of suggestive & beautiful music (particularly the Nunc dimittis which concludes each episode), & even of the enigmatical generic (the ominous "matriochki" which open each part).
le carre - By: M. Boland, 09 Feb 2010 Thankyou for prompt delivery of DVD which arrived in excellent condition. Very well received by a friend as a birthday present.
Best TV I've seen for ages - By: occasional reader, 08 Feb 2010 Easily the best & most fulfilling TV I can remember seeing. Incredible collection of actors - very much "the best of" from the period. Alec Guinness superb. Extremely atmospheric. Would recomend to anyone.
