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As Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy opens, Smiley, Cold War spymaster in Britain, is being forced into retirement. It quickly becomes very clear to the government, though, that there is a mole inside intelligence agency, and Smiley is nominated to analyze his previous comrades.

He contacts a young associate still in the agency to help him to find out what upper-level intelligence officer is playing footsie with the Russians.

Much intrigue arises as Smiley makes tiny moves this way and that, revealing little things that can lead to larger revelations. This movie is as intricately plotted and intentionally dense as any in memory, yet it all adds up stunningly well. I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy streaming in top quality.

The Cold War atmosphere and inbuilt paranoia of the spy world is captivated perfectly by trendy Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (“Let the Best One In”), and the cast is a virtual who’s who of male British acting royalty — Colin Firth, John Hurt, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones, Mark Strong.

Ultimately , though, it is pretty much Oldman’s film, courtesy of a restrained tour de force performance. Smiley is weathered, worn and beaten down by life, but he’s also a quiet, sure force of something that is like good.

Oldman is George Smiley, the mild-mannered MI6 agent brought back from being made redundant to turn out a mole in the “house” – the in-house, in-joke name of the top-secret UK agency. Somebody is leaking urgent info to the Soviets, someone high up in the ranks, and Smiley, calmly assessing the world from his thick-rimmed spectacles, is the to seek him down. Just watching Gary Oldman and his trenchcoated brethren march down the damp, ill-lit streets of Cold War London is sufficient to make you shiver.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is, naturally, a spy picture, and so it is much about methods and lies, trust and betrayal, deals and paranoia – the definition of our humdrum lives.

All I want from you is a codename: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy…

Helena Sewartz is an impassioned picture critic that enjoys the drama, mystery and thriller genre. In addition to watching pictures and performances she likes reading and she is an active volunteer at her local theater. You can find her Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review as well as other useful information regarding Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy streaming at her internet site about free online movies streaming.

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