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...with Terrence Young's filn. The Jigsaw Man, there is yet another product from the Philby industry, albeit a cheap one. This half-hearted attempt at a spy caper feeds heavily upon the actual case as well as borrowing generously from Le Carre's work--though without any of the former's excitement. Has Young gone to the well once too often, or is the subject simply in need of more skillful handling...
...CHIEF FAILURE of The Jigsaw Man is that a case of international dimensions is treated with the importance of an episode of S.W.A.T.. Only Olivier's appearance as the crusty and acerbic Scaithe partially redeems the film. He peppers the otherwise inane conversation with his biting and volatile temper, lashing out at bungling subordinates and proving to be always a step ahead of the rest. With him and Caine back together on the screen again, the movie could have evolved into an action packed version of Sleuth, with two spies par excellance trying to outsmart one another...
...Jigsaw Man is a desperate attempt to squeeze the last bits of entertainment from a once exciting, but now worn topic. Given the thoroughness with which the Philby affair has been dealt with in movies, books and the press, it appears to be time for writers and directors to find a fresher scandal...
...surpassing outrage." At this level of ambition, The Paper Men invites unfortunate comparisons with Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire, the best and funniest work yet on the usurpation of a creative mind. Golding's book cannot match the Nabokovian magic; it is a random collection of jigsaw pieces jumbled together from different puzzles. -By Paul Gray...
...been part of our group. "This is very bad," Allen said. "We have to do something." "We've got to get him off," I said. Allen and I dashed out of the Situation Room and ran headlong up the narrow stairs. Then we hurried along the jigsaw passageways of the West Wing and into the press room. With Allen at my side, I made the following statement...