George Smiley is unattractive, overweight, a terrible dresser – and a better spy than James Bond
- Written by: Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasn’t all that much to do. I remember spending a lot of time at the local cinema. You had to drive to get there. I watched pretty much anything I could.
Tom Cruise was excellent in Mission: Impossible. Pierce Brosnan was equally great in GoldenEye – James Bond careening through the...