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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 12:34 am
7.2/10 (2,320 votes) on imdb I liked it. It is good. It is long, about 3 hours. It didn't seem like that long. Matt Damon was so good. There are many characters to follow. There could have been more character development for some of the characters. This would improve the movie for me.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 7:51 pm
Yeah. It was a bit confusing, I often miss captions on the screen so I found myself watching which glasses he was wearing to find out which time period we were in. Not sure whether I'd recommend it, probably not.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 11:22 pm
Saw this tonight -- definitely liked it but DH and I both feel like we need to see it again (or a couple more times) to truly figure out all the twists and turns!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 12:20 pm
I finally got around to seeing it and enjoyed it very much. It reminded me very muchof a John Le Carre story (Smiley's people), especially where the two nemesis intertwine throughout the years. If you have read Tinker, Tailer, Soldier Spy or have read Smiley's people you will recognize the relationship between Smiley and Karla as very similar to the Wilson/KGB guy's relationship.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 2:26 pm
LE Carre -- that's exactly who we mentioned, Maris -- the Russia House. I'm looking forward to it coming out on DVD so I can hit pause and rewind a few million times to get it all figured out!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, January 29, 2007 - 2:30 pm
well if you read Tinker Taylor, the english double agent will remind you of the character Toby Esterhase and it turns out that the character was based on Kim Philby, and that is who John LeCarre based Toby Esterhase on. And the chocolates were just like Karla and smiley trading off the lighter that Smiley's wife Ann had given him. If you want to rent great DVDs from Netflix, rent. Tinker Tailor Soldier spy and then rent Smiley's people. They starred Alec Guinness and were a masterpiece theatre feature about twenty years ago. great stuff!!!
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:30 am
We saw this last weeked. I love Matt Damon, love spy flicks, thought this was one of the most tedious movies I have ever seen. Not confusing, the story just seemed like it was moving thru mud.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 4:32 pm
Just watched the DVD today. I knew what I was getting into with the slow pace, was prepared and therefore really enjoyed it for what it was. Besides, my Matty can do no wrong.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 3:16 pm
Uh oh -- I must not be as smart as Jasper since I had to focus very carefully NOT to get confused (and I'm still not sure I caught all the little details)! Good thing it's on PPV and I can watch it again! Wanna' join me for popcorn? 
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