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Product Name: The Night Manager [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray] [2 Discs] [2016]
UPC: 043396477780
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Superb Acting based on Le Carré
An Englishman, Jonathan Pine (played by Tom Hiddleston), is working as the night manager of a Cairo hotel. He gets involved with a local woman who is the girlfriend of a local gangster. Through her relationship with the gangster she has acquired information linking illegal international arms sales with Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie), an English billionaire. She is soon found dead, murdered due to her having this information. Fearing for his own life, Pine flees, ending up working at a remote hotel in Switzerland. Four years pass, and then Roper visits the Swiss hotel. This rekindles Pines thirst for revenge, and he is enlisted by British Intelligence to spy on Roper. What follows is a very dangerous game of intrigue and deception
Tom Hiddleston absolutely shines as Jonathan Pine, a night manager at various luxurious hotels around the world. Hugh Laurie nails his role as the Worst Man in the World. While somewhat updated for modern times from the John le Carre novel of the same name, and genderbending a character, it stays overall true. A romance, a spy thriller, and a study in human nature, it's a wonderful mini series that's sure to always have you at the edge of your seat.
Posted by Kayla
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Surprising gem
This may have been an adaptation of a John Le Carre' novel, but it was terrific with Tom Hiddleston as the British spy and Hugh Laurie as the international arms dealer. This was a quite different type of role for Hugh Laurie from Dr. Gregory House in the TV series House. Shows how good Hugh Laurie can be when given the chance. It was unfortunately a miniseries that ended too soon. Typical great example of the high level acting that can be seen on BBC.
