If someone asked me to show them an example of brilliant acting, I would probably choose this or Tinker Tailor. Alec Guinness is in most scenes, and aided with a brilliant screenplay, by the author himself, he is always so watchable.
This is one of those rare things, that movies simply can't be because of time restrictions. Every little detail is there. The car, the house, the dialogue. The time. The time for Guinness to do what the best actors do: a guesture, a shrug, a stare. The supporting cast is generally excellent.
I can't watch many things a second or third time. Not many things are worth watching again. But this is. It is the exact antithesis of modern television and movies - slow, deliberate, relentless. It will never age.
This is one of those rare things, that movies simply can't be because of time restrictions. Every little detail is there. The car, the house, the dialogue. The time. The time for Guinness to do what the best actors do: a guesture, a shrug, a stare. The supporting cast is generally excellent.
I can't watch many things a second or third time. Not many things are worth watching again. But this is. It is the exact antithesis of modern television and movies - slow, deliberate, relentless. It will never age.