The Tailor of Panama (2001)
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
Full BluRay 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-2 @ 26534 Kbps | 109 min | 31 Gb
Audio: English - LPCM 5.1 @ 4608 Kbps and AC3 5.0 @ 640 Kbps; French AC3 5.0 @ 640 Kbps
Subtitles: English (+HoH), French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Thai
Genre: Spy Thriller
Full BluRay 1:1 | 1080p MPEG-2 @ 26534 Kbps | 109 min | 31 Gb
Audio: English - LPCM 5.1 @ 4608 Kbps and AC3 5.0 @ 640 Kbps; French AC3 5.0 @ 640 Kbps
Subtitles: English (+HoH), French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Thai
Genre: Spy Thriller
In this seductive spy thriller based on the best-selling novel by John Le Carre, Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush delivers a dazzling performance as Harry Pendel, an ex- con turned tailor to the rich and infamous and married to smart and sexy Louisa (Jamie Lee Curtis). Directed by Academy Award - nominee John Boorman and set in steamy Panama, where nothing is what it seems, Andrew Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), a suave and ruthless British spy, entices Harry to eavesdropping on the powerful politicians he clothes. But Harry's talent for storytelling compels him to weave an elaborate tale that's not only taken as truth, but sets off a chain of events that threatens to destroy everything he treasures most in life.
If you understand irony, this film should be a real riotous laugh straight through. It is possibly one of the most brilliant movies so far this millennium, outright disrespectful of the "spy" theme: Brosnan's degenerated, decadent b*****d spy Osnard is just the way one would picture James Bond in real life, had the latter not been so awfully loyal. Actually, Osnard is James Bond minus loyalty and with his self-confidence, decadence and sexism turned up a couple of notches. A brilliant character, brilliantly acted. Another fantastic actor is the amazing Geoffrey Rush in the role as the Tailor of Panama, Harry Pendel.
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The story is absolutely fascinating, one of the most clever and witty stories to emerge in a long while - the Tailor of Panama reluctantly becomes a spy and conjures up non-existent government plots to sell the Panama Canal to the Chinese, which makes the English and the Americans (portrayed as a bunch of idiots with delusions of grandeur and as militaristic blow-hards with victory as the only goal) react aggressively.
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It is important that one understands that this film is serious in one respect only: its comedy. Don't see this expecting to see a thrilling spy-movie. It isn't, though I find the scope of the film thrilling. It's more of a comedy, and if you can't see that when the American general with tears in his eyes blurts: "There is a star missing from the American flag!", then you're not really equipped for this kind of film. The reason I'm writing this is that some reviewers have found the movie to be silly… which is just what one would think if one didn't get it.
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Brilliant. Just brilliant.IMDB Reviewer
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
DISC INFO:
Disc Title: TAILOR_OF_PANAMA
Disc Size: 31,688,836,630 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.2
PLAYLIST REPORT:
Name: 00088.MPLS
Size: 28,660,285,440 bytes
Length: 1:49:37 (h:m:s)
Total Bitrate: 34.86 Mbps
Description:
VIDEO:
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MPEG-2 Video 26534 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9
AUDIO:
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LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4608 kbps / 16-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 256 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / Dolby Surround
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Presentation Graphics English 59.899 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 43.177 kbps
Presentation Graphics Chinese 53.890 kbps
Presentation Graphics French 55.044 kbps
Presentation Graphics Korean 45.376 kbps
Presentation Graphics Portuguese 56.133 kbps
Presentation Graphics Spanish 60.991 kbps
Presentation Graphics Thai 45.888 kbps
Extras:
- Commentary track with Director John Boorman
- The Perfect Fit: A Conversation With Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush (480p, 24:46)
- Alternate ending with optional Director commentary (480p, 5:32)
- Trailers for 'Tears of the Sun' and 'Black Hawk Down'
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