I really liked this when I wanted to love it, which might have been the result of high expectations rather than the quality of the movie. That said, it's really good and it's fun to see a movie that doesn't neatly for into one of the archetypes of the kinds of movies that get made nowadays. I appreciate that it's more le Carré than Bond.
The one thing I noted that I wasn't sure what to do with: all of…
As charming and delightful as you'd expect. Can't wait for Olivia Coleman to get her second Oscar for this.
The thing I'll most remember, though, is that this is the first movie we took Lawrence to see in theaters. At three weeks old to the day, he slept through it like a champ 😤
Dear Criterion 24/7,
YOU'VE GOT TO WARN ME IF THE MOVIE IS GOING TO BE SPOOKY!
Love,
John
A beautiful, disorienting, and utterly devastating film.
Want to remember: How Andrew Scott and Claire Foy filled my eyes with tears then immediately made me laugh, with only a slight change in the expression on their face.
