Frequently castigated, unjustly condemned to bargain bin DVD hell, I wish to plead for clemency, since, Terence Young's stolid cold war espionage yarn is certainly not without modest value. The workmanlike, le Carré-lite text is greatly enlivened by, John 'Psychomania' Cameron's funky, propulsive score and some colourful performances. While many of The Jigsaw Man's pieces fit, Michael Caine's risible Russian Accent provided some unintentional hilarity! I adored, Laurence Olivier's irascible, deliciously expletive, Admirable John Scaith, and, Charles Grey is on urbanely menacing form, oozing his signature reptilian charm as duplicitous Sir James Chorley. No lost classic, at best, Terence Young's watchable time killer is a guilty pleasure, but a demonstrative pleasure nonetheless! It would be remiss of me if I failed to mention the conspicuously jocular training montage, wherein a stout-looking, Michael Caine is unconvincingly turned into deadly Karate Chopping KGB double agent,Kuzminsky!
Review of The Jigsaw Man
