when you accidentally become important at work

when you accidentally become important at work

A solid little espionage comedy showcasing Sir Alec Guinness (fun fact, this came out the year he was knighted) leading next to Maureen O’Hara among others and a surprisingly good spy storyline to go with it all. I haven’t seen much from Carol Reed yet, I’ve heard The Third Man is amazing and this is the same combo of director/writer as that so I’m glad I got a little introduction here before I tackle that classic. The comedy wasn’t exactly knee-slap worthy but it worked pretty well with the story, especially with more of that old witty dialogue from this era which I just can’t get enough of, I think it works very well with comedy even if it wasn’t anything amazing here. The visuals looked pretty good which gives me more hope that I’ll enjoy the rest of this director’s work, I was impressed by a lot of the shots here which I wasn’t really expecting. It was a good time the whole way through and I’m glad I threw it on, there’s really something to be said about getting exactly what you hoped for from a movie.

A solid little espionage comedy showcasing Sir Alec Guinness (fun fact, this came out the year he was knighted) leading next to Maureen O’Hara among others and a surprisingly good spy storyline to go with it all. I haven’t seen much from Carol Reed yet, I’ve heard The Third Man is amazing and this is the same combo of director/writer as that so I’m glad I got a little introduction here before I tackle that classic. The comedy wasn’t exactly knee-slap worthy but it worked pretty well with the story, especially with more of that old witty dialogue from this era which I just can’t get enough of, I think it works very well with comedy even if it wasn’t anything amazing here. The visuals looked pretty good which gives me more hope that I’ll enjoy the rest of this director’s work, I was impressed by a lot of the shots here which I wasn’t really expecting. It was a good time the whole way through and I’m glad I threw it on, there’s really something to be said about getting exactly what you hoped for from a movie.

An Occasional Man…
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It’s a shame that these kind of small English films have all but disappeared, except for Netflix slop of course.

An Occasional Man…
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It’s a shame that these kind of small English films have all but disappeared, except for Netflix slop of course.

I wish I’d seen this before seeing (and reading) The Tailor of Panama, but it’s well done, the 1950s Havana street stuff is cool, Guinness rules, and Noel Coward is, as ever, a gas to watch.

I wish I’d seen this before seeing (and reading) The Tailor of Panama, but it’s well done, the 1950s Havana street stuff is cool, Guinness rules, and Noel Coward is, as ever, a gas to watch.