The sensational, must-see trailers for Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy (2011) showcase an incredible cast

This is an absolute must-see film; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)  ranks in the top ten of my Most Anticipated Films list, partly because the novel was outstanding as well.  Given its release date, it will have to compete with the mega-blockbuster Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, though if you choose that movie over this one then perhaps this isn’t as appealing to you.  Nonetheless, after watching the two provided previews you should be lining up to buy your ticket(s) already.  The first trailer displays brooding suspicion backed by part of Danny Elfman’s The Wolfman score, which helps elevate the preview to one of the year’s best.  The second trailer ups the intensity and utilizes one of this year’s best scores in Henry Jackman’s “Frankenstein’s Monster” from X-Men: First Class, also one of my favorite films of the year (full review HERE).  Aside from the creative genius found in the trailers, the film features an impeccable cast of British actors.  Hopefully Gary Oldman will finally get the awards-recognition he deserves; this film is a great opportunity for him to do so.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, written by former spy and novelist John le Carré, and follows semi-retired MI6/”Circus” agent George Smiley during the middle of the Cold War as he attempts to piece together the events that led to a betrayal of one of its agents as well as his expulsion from the service.  In short, he is tasked to uncover the Soviet-backed mole that has risen to MI6’s highest levels.

Tomas Alfredson, director of arguably the best vampire film of the 2000s and a mighty fine film on its own Let the Right One In (2008), makes his English-language debut with this film.  Though it isn’t the first time the material has been adapted – Alec Guiness (best known as Obi-Wan Kenobi) starred in the 1970s TV mini-series of the same name (1979).  Hopefully Alfredson, along with le Carré himself who helped write the 2011 screenplay, will do the excellent novel justice, which may be difficult considering only a mere couple hours to work with instead of a mini-series.  Then again, this way the filmmakers will be able to keep the story from dragging, as this is a thriller much more in the vein of deliberately-paced The Good Shepherd (2006) rather than the action-packed Jason Bourne film series.  I’m certain it will turn out to be one of the year’s best films, if not the best, and feature brilliant performances.

Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds, Benedict Cumberatch, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Stephen Graham, and Simon McBurney – sneaks into the cinema on November 18, 2011.

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