Managed, finally, to see TTSS in the plane whilst flying to the land of Maple Syrup. I really enjoyed the film as a whole. Gary Oldman was brilliant as George Smiliey as was Colin Firth and Benedict played Peter Guillaum (sic) with compassion for the character and was so utterly different fro his Sherlock character, especially his hair! What I particularly liked about this film is the way in which it is utterly faithful to the original John Le Carre novel. The costuming, sets and props including such things as the cars were perfect. Also the pace was delicious, as strange word to use I know but we Brits are very good at avoiding unnecessary cheap thrills in such a film as this, which would have been totally out of synch with the original had it rushed along with snappy camera-work. It is good to see a film that assumes a level of intelligence from its audience and does not attempt any dumbing down.

If you have not yet had a chance to see this film I recommend you do so.