I was not overly impressed with the recent film adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy that starred Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, etc... The British loved it, the critics loved it, and it's actually a pretty good artistic assembly, but if I hadn't read the book I think I would have been lost. The film relies heavily on images--Smiley sitting in a chair, Smiley swimming, Control smoking, Prideaux getting shot, an elevator in the Circus headquarters--and what dialogue is used reveals that the British do speak a type of foreign language that Americans will never relate to.
It should have been at least as long as the BBC version, maybe longer. Also, Percy was mis-cast.
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