Parents need to know that our kind of traitor is a thriller adapted from a 2010 john le carre novel. Like the bbcs hit drama, our kind of traitor which is out on dvd next week was adapted from a john le carre thriller and boasts a stellar lineup. Again, the kgb standin is a menacing international crime syndicate. Lionsgate acquire liam neesons the commuter, our kind of. Dont sleep on our kind of traitor, though, because its based on a john le carre novel same name, which comes with the promise of a different kind of espionage. Her greatest visual coup is an aerial explosion in a clear blue sky, an image of terrible beauty to bookend the snowwhite slaughter at the start of the film. In the same report, screendaily mentions that ewan mcgregor is starring in an adaptation of le carre s contemporary book our kind of traitor, which is looking to shoot this summer. You can never go wrong with john le carre on the page or on the big or small screen. I enjoy john le carre, but none of the adaptations of his books have really blown me away.
Our kind of traitor 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The reason it is such a good film is simple, you believe in the characters and really want them to survivewin. Our kind of traitor john le carre, still relevant from coldwar spookery to todays moneygrubbery, the 84yearold former spy has kept a finger on the pulse. Our kind of traitor s story requires some leaps, especially in fully believing perrys nearinstant loyalty to dima and his ability to participate in complex international espionage. Starring ewan mcgregor, stellan skarsgard, damian lewis, and naomie harris. But the film balances out some potential preposterousness with quotidian details of dimas and perrys respective family lives. When john le carres name is attached to a movie or television series, you already know what to expect. It stars ewan mcgregor, naomie harris and stellan skarsgard and was.
Jul 26, 2016 our kind of traitor 2016 a lesser john le carre adaptation that believes to be a smart espionage film but is unfortunately silly, predictable and a lame pile of cliches directed by susanna white. A professor drawn to the mob in our kind of traitor. With carlos acosta, radivoje bukvic, stellan skarsgard, mariya fomina. Many aspects of our kind of traitor mark it, indelibly, as john le carre material. Le carre adaptation takes our kind of traitor on a tour of the underworld a professor ewan mcgregor gets drawn into a seedy and violent world of criminal intrigue by a boisterous mafioso. A professor drawn to the mob in our kind of traitor our kind. John le carre, english writer of suspenseful, realistic spy novels based on a wide knowledge of international espionage. Our kind of traitors story requires some leaps, especially in fully believing perrys nearinstant loyalty to dima and his ability to participate in complex international espionage. Oct 05, 2016 the new film adaptation of john le carres 2010 novel our kind of traitor, coproduced by le carre and giving him storywriting credit, touches on themes familiar from the authors many postcold war books. Ewan mcgregor and naomie harris in our kind of traitor 2016 damian lewis in our kind of traitor.
A couple finds themselves lured into a russian oligarchs plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the russian mafia and the british secret service, neither of whom they can trust. Our kind of traitor official trailer starring ewan mcgregor. Le carre discusses the film the spy who came in from the cold and the spy business duration. I read this book having previously seen the film and as a big le carre fan who has already worked my way through most of his best books. Our kind of traitor, by john le carre the independent. John le carre based on the novel by, hossein amini. A handsome, often absorbing adaptation of a 2010 john le carre novel, but a spy film that suffers from a certain inertia.
What average rating did they give to our kind of traitor and is it worth watching. The narration from jayston is as good as ever, a genuine pleasure to listen to. At one point, hossein aminis script was intended for justin kurzel to direct, before he went off to do macbeth instead. In very broad terms, this is a story of an english academic and his lawyer wife, on holiday in the caribbean, meeting a russian oligarch who wants to defect to the uk. But where some of those other projects managed to preserve the authors grounded approach, our kind of traitor represents a hollywood pivot to a film that, while entertaining at points. In our original meeting susanna made certain references to family amidst this world of violence and embezzling and financial exploitation.
Quieter and more reflective than most, our kind of traitor is our kind of thriller. Le carre adaptation takes our kind of traitor on a tour. Susanna whites adaptation of our kind of traitor provides us with both kinds of heroes in a story that zigzags across europe and north africa, functioning almost like a best of le carre to both satisfy longtime fans and attract the uninitiated. Our kind of traitor is a 2016 british spy thriller film directed by susanna white and written by hossein amini, adapted from john le carres novel of the same name. Some of the plot points seem highly implausible and others feel underwritten. This is meatandpotatoes le carre given a generic spymovie treatment, but still it. Oct 24, 2010 in his new book, our kind of traitor, le carre may not bring back the oldschool secret agent, but hell certainly warm the hearts of those of us who long for the era before jack bauer. His notable books included the spy who came in from the cold 1963, tinker, tailor, soldier, spy 1974, the little drummer girl 1983. John le carres our kind of traitorthe movie central. Our kind of traitor relies on solid writing and acting rather than action to.
With the spy genre in full resurgence, audiences may not be salivating for another entry. John le carre seized this momentous turning point in history to give us the most disturbing experience we have yet had of the frail and. Feb 07, 20 in the same report, screendaily mentions that ewan mcgregor is starring in an adaptation of le carre s contemporary book our kind of traitor, which is looking to shoot this summer. A superb film with a great script and actors and more genuine suspense than any james bond film and i love james bond. John le carre seized this momentous turning point in history to give us the most disturbing experience we have yet had of the frail and brutal world of spydom. Spy fans will find it mildly entertaining, though not especially suspenseful.
Expect some strong violence, including guns, shooting, and killing. Our kind of traitor is a 2016 british spy thriller film directed by susanna white and written by hossein amini, adapted from john le carres novel of the same. Again showing versatility le carre tackles the subject of international money laundering by large scale criminal organizations. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real. Although the adaptation of john le carres spy thriller our kind of traitor has been in the can since 2014, the film has taken a little while to make it to the big screen. Jul 16, 2016 our kind of traitor is another absorbing thriller from the mind of masternovelist john le carre. By the time le carre wrote our kind of traitor it was published in 2010 he was far more interested in giving his enemy a righteous kicking, so scriptwriter hossein amini has not. As the latest john le carre film shows, the worlds of george smiley, james bond and harry palmer have never been closer. May 12, 2016 what separates a topflight john le carre adaptation, like anton corbijns a most wanted man, from a sketchy one, like susanna whites our kind of traitor, is a funny matter of alchemy and focus. His 2010 novel, our kind of traitor, capitalizes on explicit links between high profit gangsterism in the former ussr and government corruption in the west. How did the critics repsond to our kind of traitor. Jun 30, 2016 but where some of those other projects managed to preserve the authors grounded approach, our kind of traitor represents a hollywood pivot to a film that, while entertaining at points.
Our kind of traitor 2016 online subtitrat in romana. Our kind of traitor, published in 2010, is a novel by the british author john le carre, about a russian money launderer seeking to defect after his close friend is killed by his new superiors. Our kind of traitor ewan mcgregor plays the jimmy stewartlike everyman in a globetrotting espionage thriller that puts an ordinary brit at the center of a highprofile defection. The film is flawless, although some may not like the slowburn pacing characteristic of le carre films. This is meatandpotatoes le carre given a generic spymovie treatment, but still it reels you in. Our kind of traitor is a film directed by susanna white with ewan mcgregor, stellan skarsgard, damian lewis, naomie harris, year. Rarely does a film have the potential or start power that this film does, but it deserves recognition. The story is wellconstructed, but the acting except for skarsgards is listless and the entire film suffers from a lack of tension. Nov 06, 2015 our kind of traitor is based on the le carre novel about a couple caught between the russian mob and the british secret service. Our kind of traitor probably sells itself on john le carre s reputation rather than on any synopsis of the novel itself. John le carre s our kind of traitor adaptation premieres in london duration.
Jul 01, 2016 the film, based on john le carres 2010 novel of the same name, includes complications both geopolitical and conjugal. The top 10 movie adaptations of john le carre novels. With an engaging set up, director susanna white quickly draws us into a world where everyman perry ewan macgregor finds himself at the centre of intrigue, following a chance encounter with dima stellen skarsgard, a money launderer for the russian mafia. Our kind of traitor is a satisfying, but unremarkable thriller. For anyone who loves le carre and ludlum, this is a must see movie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Ive just watched our kind of traitor on amazon prime. Our kind of traitor brings some style to secondtier le carre. Jul 09, 2016 audio only nick barry joins me geek out about the fiction of john le carre and the latest film adaptation of his work, our kind of traitor from director susanna white. Jun 30, 2016 our kind of traitor boasts a series of onscreen titles that signal a certain kind of thriller one that hops from moscow to marrakesh to london to paris to bern to the french alps with.
723 132 1030 928 1016 993 789 687 474 537 1354 18 1249 430 707 985 219 1361 176 1397 1092 509 88 403 1322 923 837 890 885 764 542 68 10