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Movie Review for Tailor of Panama, The
Movie Review for
Tailor of Panama, The
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25 Reviews total.
Release date: 3/30/2001
Run length: 109 mins.
Categories:
Comedy
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Drama
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Thriller
,
Adaptation
,
War
Summary:
Coerced into working for British Intelligence, a tailor living in Panama concocts a left-wing movement with the goal of luring the American military into an invasion of Panama, thereby nullifying the Panama Canal treaty.
Reviews of Tailor of Panama, The
By
Marc Savlov
of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
An adult film in the classic sense of the phrase -- no sophomoric comedy allowed, and a dry Brit ...
By
Michael Thomson
of BBC (7/0)
A never-thrilling, occasionally amusing picture which wheezes badly, like a pig which has been sh...
By
Cornell & Petricelli
of CinemaSense.Com (7/0)
A clever alternative to high action and special effect flicks.
By
Jeffrey M. Anderson
of Combustible Celluloid (7/0)
I had forgotten that thrillers could possibly be this much fun and rippingly intelligent at the s...
By
Jorge Avila Andrade
of Moviola (7/0)
Representa una buena oportunidad de esparcimiento y evasión
By
Peter Rainer
of New York Magazine (7/0)
If you think the spy-thriller genre has been streamlined and spoofed and subverted until nothing ...
Reviews of Tailor of Panama, The
By
Jeffrey Westhoff
of Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (7/0)
Like "Three Kings," "The Tailor of Panama" is a political satire that emerged from the studio sys...
By
Jon Popick
of Planet Sick-Boy (7/0)
Its tongue is planted too far in its cheek and it can't decide whether it wants to be serious or ...
By
James Kendrick
of Q Network Film Desk (6/1)
a post-Cold War black comedy about a corrupt world in which the kind of spying that made James Bo...
By
Tor Thorsen
of Reel.com (7/0)
Another middling film that will leave audiences neither shaken nor stirred.
By
Jim Judy
of Screen It! (7/0)
While the picture contains no specific structural flaw or bad performance, it simply never manage...
By
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
A clever, consistently engaging thriller with complex characters who struggle with various altera...
Reviews of Tailor of Panama, The
By
David Germain
of Associated Press (3/4) No reference
A satisfying blend of action, intrigue, snappy dialogue and dark humor.
By
Ted Murphy
of Baseline.Hollywood.com (3/4) No reference
The near faithful screen adaptation, directed with finesse by John Boorman captures the spirit of...
By
Bridget Byrne
of Boxoffice Magazine (3/4) No reference
One big double entendre that's too jokey for its own good yet nevertheless is at times very amusi...
By
Luis Martinez
of Cinenganos (3/4) No reference
No es una película fácil ni para aquellos con estómago débil, debido a su explícito contenido sex...
By
Jeff Vice
of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (6/1) No reference
Despite its sometimes unfortunate reliance on four-letter dialogue and sexual material, this is a...
By
Greg Dean Schmitz
of Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (3/4) No reference
John Boorman's direction here is impeccable, capturing well the look and sounds of Panama City, a...
Reviews of Tailor of Panama, The
By
Glenn Whipp
of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
Brosnan makes Osnard into one of the spy genre's great cynical manipulators, Bond on a bender. It...
By
Chuck Rudolph
of Matinee Magazine (3/4) No reference
Deceptively rich and intriguing.
By
Duane Dudek
of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/4) No reference
Like a nice, if unassuming, suit tailored by a team of craftsman.
By
Stephen Farber
of Movieline (3/4) No reference
More cerebral than visceral, and it falls uneasily between the suspense and comedy genres.
By
Jay Stone
of Ottawa Citizen (3/4) No reference
It is in the details that le Carré and Boorman weave this darkly funny story.
By
Misha Berson
of Seattle Times (3/4) No reference
To enjoy this movie fully, it's best not to read le Carré's masterful novel.
Reviews of Tailor of Panama, The
By
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) No reference
In the midst of that fascinating, sad setting, Panama gives us great characters.
Movie Distributors
Sony Pictures Releasing Production Companies
Merlin Films Movie Studios
(USA): Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
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