On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > Loved this one, and thought it was well-done and true to the source > material. Tremendous cast, by the way, with nuanced performances. But > I did see it at 10 AM in the morning, alert and stoked for a dark tale > of crosses and double-crosses in the bleak world of non-Bond > espionage, thus had no tendency to drift off when things got murky.
Again, I can't speak to the source material, but I saw no nuance at all in the performances. I concur the cast was stellar, but their skills were underutilized on this film. I didn't find it murky, I just didn't find any aspect of any character to ever flush itself out. It sort of reminded me of NBC's short-lived series "The E Ring" about the paper-pushers working inside the Pentagon -- they would talk about interesting things happening elsewhere, and on very rare instances there would be a flashback to something, but it was mostly just the talking and the staring. I don't need slam-bang action sequences, but I need more than what this movie offered. In tonality, I liken it to "Spy Game" with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, but with A LOT more exposition. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
