KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Python Hyena The Tailor of Panama (2001): Dir: John Boorman / Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson: Geoffrey Rush is the tailor and he served a prison sentence for dealings involving the Canal. His job is to cover up until Pierce Brosnan shows up from the British Embassy forcing him to resurrect a past that he would rather forget existed. Directed by John Boorman who previously made the suspenseful Deliverance as well as the unsuspenseful flop The Exorcist 2: The Heretic. This ranks as one of his better films with its provocative themes but it still has narrative issues. We see Rush as an individual trying to do good and live out his life trying to forget his sins. This is a different role for Brosnan and he displays a vicious side that involves blackmail. Jamie Lee Curtis is well cast as Rush's wife who knows that something just isn't right but unfortunately the screenplay throws in a pointless scene where she is seduced by Brosnan. In smaller a role is Catherine McCormack but these roles are not as broad as they could be. Brendan Gleeson is another talent but underused as well. Action and thriller fans may be reluctant to approach this due to its pacing. It is a suspenseful film about skeletons in closets and the struggle to do right again. The good news is that some relationships can withstand anything and forgiveness finds a way of healing the scars of the past. Score: 6 ½ / 10

Avid Climber The Tailor of Panama is, in term of international spying, the antithesis of the James Bond movies. The only similarities are the high stakes and the involvement of MI-6. Ironically the main role is played by a former Bond actor, Pierce Brosnan.In this flick, Brosnan is in a role quite different from his usual cast. Here, he's not likable, not even a little, and he plays it well. You might say he's still a scoundrel, but this time, bearing the full negative connotation. Geoffrey Rush is very good as the deluded tailor. Jamie Lee Curtis, in the minor role of his wife, is not shining at her best, but her performance is good.The premise of the movie is excellent, the story that supports almost as good, as is the scenario. You'll be swept in by the intrigue and the machinations, wondering how it will all end. The final unraveling is quite surprising.I recommend it, but do not expect a feel good film. It is not for everybody. It has no action, and you'll will face the unlikable and underhanded range of human endeavors. It is all deceit.

MBunge This is a pleasant if somewhat uneven film that takes the starch out of the spy thriller genre and features two fun performances by Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush.Andy Osnard (Pierce Brosnan) is a disgraced British spy who's shipped out to Panama to keep an eye on the canal. Andy, a burned out, licentious scoundrel, enlists Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush) as an informer. Harry used to be the personal tailor of Manuel Noreiga and now makes suits for the rich and powerful men of Panama City. Harry is deeply in debt, lying about his past and married to Louisa (Jaime Lee Curtis), a woman who works for the Panama Canal Authority. Harry knows some things, bits of gossip and unthinking mentions that a man's tailor hears on occasion, but none of it is the sort of information that Andy demands to impress his bosses at MI 6. So, Harry starts making stuff up about the president of Panama looking to sell the canal and how two of Harry's friends are secret anti-government rebels. At first Harry just wants to get Andy off his back, but then he starts to turn the lies to his advantage. Unfortunately, Andy is trying to do the same thing, when he's not seducing a woman at the British embassy. It all leads to tragedy and a potential international incident where Louisa needs to save her husband and the whole country of Panama.Adapted from the novel by John le Carre, The Tailor of Panama is smartly written, effectively directed and well acted. The acting is the standout element of the film, with Rush and Brosnan delivering award worthy work. Brosnan is clearly having a good time playing a seedy, low-rent version of James Bond that's as close as the real world ever gets to such a guy. Rush deftly threads the needle of a character who is both manipulated and manipulator. Jamie Lee Curtis' Louisa is a bit of a third wheel in the story, but Curtis gives her enough substance to stand up to Brosnan's and Rush's performances. The only questionable effort from the entire cast is Brendon Gleeson's plainly variable accent. He's a British actor playing a Panamanian character and he clearly sounds like a Brit playing a Panamanian.The only complaint I could make about this movie is that it has a large number of parts and they're not knitted together that smoothly. The story isn't just about Harry and Andy. It's about Harry and Louisa, Andy and the woman from the British Embassy, Harry and his Panamanian friends, a commentary on post-Noreiga Panama, a look at realistic intelligence gathering, geopolitical farce and even outright whimsy as Harry's old uncle appears to him throughout the movie like the Ghost of Christmas Past. The film never quite creates a tone to encompass all of that, so it's always establishing a certain mood and then jerking you out of it to go in a different direction. It's a minor quibble, though, for a pretty good movie.The Tailor of Panama also gives us a brief glimpse of Jamie Lee Curtis' bare bosom, proving that she hasn't lost much since the days of Trading Places. There's a lot to enjoy in the film besides that, but it's a nice bonus to a relaxed and slightly sardonic take on international espionage. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you give this movie a try.

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