
The Tailor of Panama
Taste attributes: dramathrillerespionagemusic/dancepoliticalfastlightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own."
Boxlist takeA glossy, fast-moving thriller: intricate and wide-ranging. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 329 votes
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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