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One of my favorite movies to sit down on a quiet afternoon or evening, and just absorb. If you follow along with the analytic, experienced, and weary George Smiley, you can pick up on the same clues along the way that he does, and hopefully come to the same conclusions. An intelligent, accurate depiction of John Le Carre's novel and the world of intelligence. The top- notch cast breathes life into the slowed pace of the movie, with Gary Oldman showing why he is among the best of our generation, and my personal favorite.

A fulfilling ending to Daniel Craig's excellent run as Bond. The cinematography is breathtaking, the action sequences don't disappoint. I wish the powers that be had spent more time fleshing out Bond's relationship with Madeline, it would have grounded things a bit more. You do have to suspend reality for many of the shooting scenes-the bad guys shoot worse than the Germans in a 1950's-era WWII movie-but Craig brings believable layers to this complex character. SPOILER: I did notice that the two things that sealed Bond's fate, the nanos and the missiles, were from his own country. So basically, Great Britain did in the great James Bond.

The beautiful creature, the film maker's narrative voice are equally hypnotic. It draws you in, and touches your soul in a special way. What a beautiful planet we live on, with equally fantastic beings.