Went to the multiplex today to see TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY which I think has only opened in the UK and Ireland so far. Gary Oldman is excellent as the taciturn and inscrutable George Smiley, although he doesn't make one forget Alec Guinness' perfect performance in the original BBC TV adaptation. The film is photographed in a bleak greyness with no sun intruding as befits a cold war spy drama. It made a refreshing change to see a film without any explosions or car chases! Very fine music score by Alberto Inglesias - who also did the score for THE SKIN I LIVE IN which I saw last week.