Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Leonor Varela, Catherine McCormack, Harold Pinter

Director: John Boorman

Summary: Based on the novel by John LeCarre, this is the story of British spy, Andrew Osnard, who is banished to Panama. Whilst their he meets up with Harry Pendel, a local Tailor, who has connections to all the top politicians in Panama. Osnard persuades Pendel to keep an eye on the comings and going in the politicial world...

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on March 18, 2006 6:24 PM

This is a decent performance from Pierce Brosnan as he tries to shake off the mantle of James Bond 007 in this neat little spy thriller
directed by Academy - Award nominee John Boorman . The locations in Panama are put to good use and the supporting cast of
Geoffrey Rush as Harry Pendel and Jamie Lee Curtis as his wife
Louisa put in a good shift and do not disappoint. An ex-con (Rush)
turned tailor to the rich and infamous who listens to all their little secrets and decides to spin a wee white lie of his own,oh dear.

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The sly conceit at the heart of The Tailor of Panamais that tailors are the secret-keepers of the power elite: customise fine apparel for the rich and powerful, and you'll hear things only whispered in the halls of government. The film was co-adapted by John le Carré from his own novel, and directed by John Boorman with a delicious spin on the traditions of the spy genre. Pierce Brosnan qualifies as James Bond's black-sheep sibling as British MI6 agent Andy Osnard, viewing women only in terms of sexual conquest and conducting spy business by his own flexible set of rules. Banished to Panama to pay for recent indiscretions, Andy connects with Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), a British ex-convict who's built a lucrative cover as tailor to Panama's highest officials. With the coveted Panama canal now under local control, Andy's arrived to see what Harry knows about the canal's pending multinational sale.

As Andy observes, Panama is "Casablancawithout heroes", and that's precisely how Boorman depicts it: a melting pot of greed, ambition, and backroom manoeuvring, where Andy can bed an embassy official (Catherine McCormack) while squeezing information from Harry, who concocts a phony "silent opposition" that puts British and American forces on full alert. Harry's wife (Jamie Lee Curtis) is pulled into the scenario by Andy's ruthless scheming, and The Tailor of Panamareveals how a simple fabrication can provoke trigger-happy forces around the globe. Part comedy and part political horror thriller--with a tragic supporting role for Brendan Gleason, from Boorman's The General--this is old-fashioned spy stuff made new by leCarré's inventive plotting and keen ear for the dialogue of rogues. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	The Perfect Fit A Conversation With Pierce Brosnan And Geoffrey Rush Featurette, Alternate Ending, Directors Commentary, Filmographies, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	2001
Release Date:	May 10, 2004
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C 822 470 3
Keywords:	Tailor, General, Wide, Screen, Thriller, Panama
Genre:	Thriller