By Lee Pfeiffer
The big screen version of John Le Carre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is being hailed as one of the best cinematic spy thrillers ever. Accolades are coming after the film was screened at the Venice International Film Festival. The praise echoes the acclaim given to the 1965 Cold War thriller The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, not coincidentally based on a Le Carre novel. The movie eschews the current preference for big, special effects action sequences in favor of - are you sitting down?- character development and dialogue. Pinch me, I must be dreaming! The studio is nervous that a generation weaned on CGI-packed monstrosities might not accept a film that moves at a slow pace but co-star Colin Firth thinks they are underestimating audiences. He knows what he's talking about, having seen his literate Oscar winner The King's Speech become a major boxoffice hit. Incidentally, Tinker was brought to the small screen in 1979 as an acclaimed mini-series starring Alec Guinness. Click here to view trailer For more click here