shengyang Review of The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama (2001)

Excellent satire of the intelligence business, told with a straight face

[5/10 · 21 October 2002]

It's too bad about the low IMDB rating for this movie. It is a deft blend of James Bond, Casablanca and Dr Strangelove which directs its often vicious tongue-in-cheek barbs at both the intelligence industry and the spy films which glorify it. While it can be enjoyed "straight", that is as a story in its own right, I think those who miss its satirical structure (the film doesn't directly let the audience in on the joke - it must be inferred), miss half the fun.