Director George Roy Hill not only takes his time (well over two hours) with the film version of John Le Carré's best-seller, but doesn't do too well at getting us to believe that a pro-Palestinian American actress in England could be recruited to the Israeli cause to help root out the very people whose cause she has espoused. Diane Keaton certainly has her moments in the title role, Klaus Kinski is fine as an Israeli counter-intelligence officer and there's some suspense towards the end. Otherwise Hill's treatment of a fine story lacks inspiration in just too many departments.


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