Movie Thoughts:Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The movie begins with a scene from Budapest. I'm not a big fan of Budapest, but at least they could have told us that the shooting was done in Buda, but I suppose that most people would not know that Budapest is actually two cities--Buda and Pest (pronounced Pesht). I felt like I was watching a movie from the early 60s or 70s which had the European approach of not much action in a great amount of time. I actually contemplated taking a nap and wondered if I would miss anything. If a person was paying attention, they could have figured out the ending within the first fifteen minutes. In general, this was a ho hum slow moving drama.

BUT on the other hand, if you get a chance to see Sherlock Holmes DO IT! Loved the movie. Lots of action and kind of reminded me of the excitement of the Indiana Jones movies mixed with a little James Bond. I hope they do more. My daughter liked this Holmes movie even better than the first one. There is a few glitches, but only those who have been to Paris would realize. When it was said that Moriarty was going to the Gare du Nord because it was the closest train station, Sarah and I beg to differ. The closest train station would have been the Gare D'Orsay or Gare du Louvre. The Hotel du Triumph that they blew up would have been located near the Arc d'Triomphe not near the Louvre. There is a Hotel du Louvre right there that looks suspiciously like the destroyed hotel. As long as you don't get caught up in the nit picky details the film rocks.