A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

If you are looking for a good fast paced spy thriller than you will be disappointed. If this series is tagged as Drama and Romance than it will justify its content and Story line. Acting of most of the actors is top class. I know all British movies takes some time for characters and story to evolve but it took lots of time. If you are looking for good Emotional Gay Romance Drama with some thrills than you will enjoy this series. I am fan of thrillers and Mysteries that is why I have given it six stars for Drama I would give it 8 stars.

This is not a great series. It starts off with silly dialog, of which there's not a great deal, and continues to jump all over the place. Scenes seem to have no continuity, and the viewers suddenly find themselves moving from Point A to C, with no B in between. Things happen in the story without any real explanation of why they occur. You get that the guy is a spy, and therefore hiding secrets but what you don't get is a complete unfolding of the story in a logical manner with any continuity. The scenes just seem to be stuck together randomly, the dialog is all too pretentious, delivered in short bursts, interspersed with long periods of silence with a lot of staring between the characters. The cinematography seems to be shared with other European films, and there are many close-ups of mouths, ears, necks, eyes etc. The pace is so slow and boring in parts that it will put you to sleep. If one had to type the series, it would be characterized as a gay love story, and less about spying.

Thriller, suspense etc are the kind of things I like and for the same reason, I chose to watch London Spy. To my surprise, it turned out to be a love story and a very good one, thanks to Ben Whishaw. Some reviews have a strong feeling against the sex scene, I actually found it beautiful. The scene did not disgust me at all. By the way, I am a 60+ senior citizen, Asian, female, grew up in Taiwan, not a gay (but with an open mind to accept all things).I recognize all the actors from other places except Edward Holcroft (Alex). They all are perfect for their parts. The good acting and the good plots make it a very good show. Yes, episode 1 is slow, I kept thinking who the spy is? It gets more intense as I go along. To me, it is a love story laced with a spy story, a wonderful bonus every which way I look at it! You won't disappoint. I promise you.

the wonderful: beautifully filmed and acted. The leads are all superb, and on a scene by scene basis, the visual metaphors and logic of the character interactions are amazingly on point.the terrible: the script reads like a series of unrelated vignettes, with characters freely floating between scenes and behaving in unmotivated ways when viewed holistically. The story also hinges on the now rather dull concept of an all powerful 1984ish government with total control over its citizens (except of course when the scriptwriters conveniently ignore these powers). Without giving too much away, the mathematical "discovery" that drives the intrigue wouldn't appear plausible to an Algebra II student.If you're only interested in visual presentation, this series has much to offer. If you care about story, you surely won't be satisfied. I've seen some reviewers claiming resonance with "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," but in le Carré's own words, this is quite the opposite thing.