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Orange movie-goers' reactions

• " A brilliant cast and story, directed amazingly and accompanied with a striking soundtrack. Definitely left a mark on everyone in the cinema. Highly recommended." — Niki, 15
• " definitely helps if you know a litle something about the story beforehand - in which case it is an intriguing , tense stylish thriller " — ian , 49, birmingham
• " After 20 mins when the witless dullards who want guns and car chases have buggered off to dig out a Vin Deisel DVD, sit back and enjoy an absorbing film" — ian, 50, lyme
• " Didn't understand, movie script was wrong, the movie burned so we had an hour wait, and was the turdiest film ever seen" — charlie, 37
• " very dull film, got bored quickely and plot didn't hold my attention - very disappointing x" — anonymous, 19
• " must be the dullest, slowest film I have ever seen, people were walking out, should get an Oscar, more a dusty bin." — webbs, 42, Brighton
• " Brilliant tense, dark, moody. I'd thought Oldman wasn't tubby enough for Smiley - but by the end of the film he just _was_ Smiley for me. Nice one." — Janey, Chichester
• " I went to watch this film with high expectations....what I got was an extremely slow and dull film that never got going. very dissapointing." — Natalie
• " No idea what just happened!! My head has been pickled..." — Gaz, 34, Wales
• " Intricately styled, fiendishly clever and brilliantly acted. Oldman is just superb in an already stellar cast. A thoroughly absorbing film-but don't miss a minute!" — Joe, Leicester
• " we love movies and attend the cinema at least once a week, this will make the top ten worst movies of 2011. Worst screen play ever, not even the the great cast could redeem this one." — Whitearrow37, 45, East kilbride
• " Wonderful stuff. Finally a spy thriller that doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence. Go and see it. " — David, 39, Preston.
• " Great film, need to be patient as the film is a slow burn, but well worth it if you watch it all the way through." — jes, 23
• " An excellent film, gripping from the first to last scene. Blink and you'll miss a plot point!" — kate, 30, north west
• " oh my god! that's all I can say. a waste of an hour of my life as that's all I could take before leaving. confusing,slow,and utter rubbish. refunds should be given out at the start of this film. " — kez, 30, fIfe
• " I saw this movie with my husband. I would say we are reasonably intelligent people with a good attention span, but we were utterly confused and bewildered from start to finish." — Susie, 28, Liverpool.
• " Amazing film, superb performances all round." — Niamh, 40, London
• " couldnt even make it through the trailer!!!" — bob, 25, ni
• " Not a lite watch nor a date movie. This is a slick and engaging movie for a specific audience with a faultless cast. Espionage at it's best." — t3chy, 23, Isle of Wight
• " 3 words, awful awful awful!!!" — Alexandra, 27, Cardiff
• " Smart, slick and elegantly shot. Captures the dark, paranoid mood of cold war whitehall perfectly. A heavyweight cast for a top drawer film; don't miss it!" — John, 25, Wycombe
• " Rubbish was close to falling asleep, never got going for me sorry x" — Jo Wignell , 39, Cornwall
• " stick with it ... its brilliant" — baz
• " DEAR god...flipping paint dries quicker. There are pauses either side of the pauses! I was so looking forward to this but such a disappointment. Sighs and declarations of joy from the auditorium when this finally came to an end. " — kat, 38, uk
• " stylish, cool, great acting, terrific direction and score, best british film since the kings speech" — leo, 16, herts
• " Think this is one of the best modern films I've ever seen. Perfectly paced thriller, that had enough credence to respect it's audience by letting them figure things out.Beautiful visuals and a riveting plot." — F A, 26, Nunhead
• " WTF a load of dribble" — david, 40, wales
• " The most disjointed, worst directed, badly edited film i have seen for years. The critics who have praised this must have been on the sauce!!!" — Jack, 70, Ormskirk
• " Fell asleep - that's how thrilling it was. And I was really looking forward to it. Can't think of 1 single redeeming feature of this film. Should rename to Stinker, Failure, Molder, Lie. " — ingchook, 45, cardiff
• " It was soo slow, they spent most the film just talk & very little else. I saw 6 people walk out the cinema. A mate saw it the same nite different cinema with his family & they all said the same thing. Shame coz the cast was gr8. " — smeg
• " what a drag.bewildering plot with 2 many characters.a load of boring old men.dull cinematics.so diappointed.don't waste your cash like I did." — dave2009, 34, Birmingham
• " This film has got a gr8 cast of british actors plus, i believe gary oldman will finally get n oscar for his performance in this film. Its about time gazza got the recognition he most definitely deserves :D" — Pete, 23, Manchester

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