The series is worthy, stronger than standard, disposable detectives. The first series is very weak and may be misleading, I don’t even know what kept me and forced me to look at and start watching the second series (perhaps an actress with a very beautiful appearance, which this series so lacks) with which, in fact, the plot itself begins. Not bad overall. “Loki” at level)
The Night Administrator series has been familiar to me since the year of release. But there was no time to get acquainted with him - the reviews were very positive. I watched it twice that year, and I’m still impressed. I'm putting it on my list of the strongest projects I've seen this year.
Jonathan Pine, a former British military man, now works as a night receptionist at some of Europe’s most prestigious hotels. He is approached by British intelligence officer Angela Burr, who recruits him for a dangerous mission: to enter the inner circle of the powerful arms dealer Richard Roper, earn his trust and find a way to crush his syndicate. Jonathan agrees because he has personal motives to take revenge on Roper.
Based on the novel by writer John Le Carré, The Night Administrator is a representative of a not very popular, but very refined genre of spy thriller. Why Not Popular: We're used to James Bond or Jason Bourne-style spy movies - dynamic action-packed chase scenes with incredible stunts, spectacular fights and the ultimate salvation of the world. The Night Administrator is more similar to the TV series Homeland, also a spy thriller: we will not see spectacular and large-scale chases, long and exciting hand-to-hand fights, but despite all this, it is impossible to take a look away from what is happening on the screen. Because such espionage is no less fascinating than Bond movies. As in the scenes where a secret agent acts in enemy territory, trying with all his might to deflect suspicion from himself, but to complete the task, hiding from vigilant thugs, and during political games in intelligence agencies, where everyone defends his interests. But the thing that is sure to be in every spy movie is travel to different countries. And in the Night Administrator, we visit sultry Egypt, and snow-covered Zermatt in the Swiss Alps, and sunny Spanish Mallorca, and politically cold London.
I’m always primarily attracted to the cast – and then it was picked up really great. The incredibly bright role of Tom Hiddleston: his hero Jonathan Pine is an employee of expensive hotels, who wins the favor of his guests with his charm and ability to solve problems. And no one will suspect him of spying, in which he turns out to be incredibly good - still using his charm, Jonathan gets into the inner circle of Richard Roper, becoming part of his next scheme of enrichment through weapons deals, which Jonathan is trying hard to disrupt and hold Roper accountable for his crimes.
I haven’t seen much of Hugh Laurie’s work, but most of the time it was comedy. That’s why it was so interesting to see him as an antagonist. Richard or Dickie Roper possesses a vast fortune he has made from illegal gun trails in huge quantities, which is said to be “trafficking death and smiling.” And with all his charm and charisma, you never forget for a second how dangerous and ruthless he is to those who betray him.
By the time I watched The Night Administrator, I'd seen a lot of Elizabeth Debicki's pictures - here she was also stunningly good. Roper's girlfriend Jed seems like the girl who should be with such a man - cheerful, carefree, charming, not asking questions about her man's activities. But Jed is not so simple - realizing what role she should play and that in the eyes of others she looks like an ordinary escort, she is forced to endure judgment for her own purposes.
Equally striking was the appearance of Olivia Colman - her heroine Angela Burr, head of her agency, which set its main goal to crush Roper's organization. And even being in an interesting position, Angela does not give a descent to her opponents of MI6, who consider her a threat to their machinations and try by any means to interfere with her and her investigation.
And a few words about Tom Hollander, who played Roper's assistant Major Lance Corcoran or Corky. The bodyguard and right hand of Roper, who is suspicious of all strangers entering the nearest circle of the owner, therefore, especially watches Jonathan and turns out to be no less dangerous rival.
As in any British series, it is very nice to see many familiar faces in bright roles: David Harewood, Tobias Menzies, Russell Tovey, Douglas Hodge, Alistair Petrie, Adil Akhtar, Jonathan Aris and others.
Night administrator is a stylish and exciting thriller. Perfect for fans of the series Homeland, who like spy movies more thoughtful and developing slower, and therefore watch no less interesting than movies with Bond or Bourne. And of course, to enjoy a great acting.
I can't say I'm a big fan of Tom Hiddleston. Of course, I know him from his role as the god Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but that’s where my knowledge of his work ends. The first time I watched The Night Administrator was because of the plot description, and I love stories about spies and double agents. It was in 2016, but I never saw it. And then suddenly I remembered, and went!
I am not familiar with the works of John le Carré. But after watching, I became interested in his work. Still, the plot of the “Night Administrator” was based on the writer’s book of the same name, and he is really interesting. History is full of events and saturated with British chic. A touch of aristocratic impossibility is felt even if the action takes place outside the United Kingdom. But it is more the merit of the director and the operator.
What about the actors themselves?
As I wrote, Tom Hiddleston will forever be the god of deception. But that doesn’t mean he’s stuck in one image! Surprisingly, he managed to create a character so different both externally and internally that when you watch it, you forget that it is the same actor. Unexpectedly, Jonathan Pine turned out to be a very multifaceted character. Calling him a typical "British movie spy" won't change the language. He can be calculating, emotional and intemperate, and sometimes risky and cruel. I was glad that every emotion and reaction was in the theme and corresponded to what was happening.
As for Hugh Laurie, I take my hat off to the maestro. On the account of the actor dozens of amazing and successful works, including the well-known “Doctor House”. Knowing that he plays in this or that movie, you automatically expect a cool acting and a memorable character with a million sharp phrases. And in "The Night Administrator," he didn't disappoint the viewer. The character of Richard Roper is not immediately revealed, but an incomplete understanding of the character makes him dangerous. Arrogant arms dealer performed by Hugh Laurie frightens not only colleagues on the set, but also the audience. You are constantly in tension because you do not know what reaction to expect from him.
I don’t even want to talk about locations. They're amazing! And because it's even more terrifying that all this natural splendor becomes the setting for a brutal story.
And of course, a separate plus for a rather unusual plot. Still, not every night hotel administrator is destined to be involved in the showdown of arms dealers and special services. But, judging by the series, it is for the best!
The overall positive impression of the picture spoiled the romantic line of our spy with the young wife of the antagonist. I found her too tortured and unnatural. I would prefer the creators to focus solely on revenge and the relationship between Jonathan and Richard. And I am not a fan of such frank bed scenes.
8 out of 10
Briefly - the plot is quite banal for criminal subjects, but the actors and locations are so good that you just enjoy watching a quality film product! . . .
The night administrator – Tom Hiddolston – once again captivated me with his acting: vulnerable, confident, in love, angry, attentive, determined ... and it’s all sometimes just a look and a smile – thank you for such work! Half a tone, gentle touches, beautiful physical form. For me, his character turned out to be interesting, unpredictable in places (usually good guys do not kill) and unusually attractive so much that even the main antagonist could not resist his charm.
Hugh Laurie as a villain is so convincing that you shudder when he changes his mood dramatically. . .
Secondary characters are well written and presented, they have at least a small, but their own story, each has its own clear place and role. Impressive is that there are no perfect - all their weaknesses and skeletons in the closet. Female characters, though few, are charming in every way.
For fans of the genre with a British accent, I definitely recommend it! A very worthy series: you will enjoy the casting, the acting, the quality and location of the shooting, charismatic characters and an exciting narrative! .
I knew whose company I was going to be in for the next couple of days when I saw two of the brightest members of the British Charm League on the cast list, Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. I will probably remember the word “British” again in this review. I think you will understand why.
My assessment of a film or television product is formed in the course of answering the following question: how well does this product cope with the tasks that it sets itself? How does he cope with his “mission”?
So what did the Night Administrator want to show us? Stylish spy drama, shot in the best traditions of, uh, British filmmaking? He did it. Why? To tickle the viewer nervous amid the delight of the magnificent landscapes of the Arab (and not only) world? Well, there's an affirmative answer. The layman, I am sure, will remain delighted with the plot, and from the picture, and from the charm (God save them) of the British in their roles.
However, not everything is so clear in my eyes. And the biggest mistake of this story...
* Drum shot*
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The main character.
The embodiment of Marty Sue. Oh, what a man. Perfect. Perfect. Beautiful. Charming. Smart. Gentle. Caring. With principles. He is a mountain for what he loves. He's doing the right thing. He gets away with it. Except women. Women do not come off his hands, they hang themselves on these hands.
I don't like characters like that. They do not feel the depth, internal conflicts, irregularities. Humanity, if you will. They're like cardboard -- flat and shiny. It's all the more strange to see Tom Hiddleston in this role. In him I see a multifaceted, talented actor and a deep, strong personality. Not this. In short, remove Tom and Jonathan is missing. Not him. He's not. Absolutely.
Honestly, I was thinking about the first series. I was not impressed with the main character. After being recruited for intelligence, of course, he was added a bit of gloom, but not significantly. "British to the bone" is what Jonathan Pine calls himself, and the gods, how exactly that is said. Think of all the stereotypes you know about the British. Yes, about restraint, pedantry, decency, evenness in emotions (except for moments of exceptional tension, of course). This is our client. Even the past is told very casually.
With the main antagonist of the series, the situation is similar, but not so critical. Around him reigns an aura of danger, cruelty and even a little chaos. As befits the head of the underworld, he does not get his hands dirty, but when he is in the frame, you unwittingly strain. Sir Laurie, you did a great job. You make me hair on end. Thanks.
On one panel dedicated to the premiere of the series, during an interview, the director said the following:
"Nude." Most of the damn Hiddleston.
Ladies. Since you're behind this, you won't be disappointed. A lot has changed since Loki’s leather cloaks.
For anyone who wants to see British spy games, please. Strong, smooth, good product. Unfortunately, it does not catch to the proper degree, but it has a right to life. Personally, I have a sludge left. I'll shoot three balls. It's all on your conscience, Jonathan.
7 out of 10
P. S.: And the charming Olivia Coleman. This woman is my love.
After finding out that season 2 of this series is being prepared, I decided to watch it, because what could be better than a spy series from the camp, where they created the most famous spy in the world. Oh my God, I was wrong.
The plot of this series is as simple as 3 cents. Our protagonist, a quiet and intelligent man, part-time former military, concurrently having connections with British intelligence, works as an ordinary administrator, where what is not a guest is a weapons dealer, who has a beautiful girl with her who only wants to leave her man, sleep with the main character and reveal to him all the schemes of a criminal organization. And now one of these girls is exposed and killed, and our hero as a true gentleman infiltrates this organization to take revenge.
Before watching, I thought that 6 episodes, even an hour long, wouldn’t be enough to reveal the hero to us, but the writers thought it through. And they decided not to make a backstory to our hero by brushing off a couple of standard phrases like “you were a military man, you probably also want to go into battle” to which the hero answers “it’s not good for me and from above to look good” and all that. An interesting idea that this government is backing the main villain to strengthen its position in the region was leaked down the toilet in the latest series. In addition, I have a feeling that the editor went out to smoke in the middle of the series and replaced him with Alexander Nevsky, otherwise from where in the expensive English series there are scenes with views of cities as if from the 2000s and some shots are directly visible blunders.
As for the actors, in fact, they play characters from other films and TV shows, but not from this. Tom Hiddleston plays the role of the standard Mary Sue with a beautiful face, Hugh Laurie plays Dr. House without a cane and drug addiction, David Harwood plays his character from Supergirl, the only one who stands out is Olivia Colman but, by the end, she becomes a reckless participant in all this boring madness.
The only thing that works well in the series is to make you look further in the hope that now something will happen, or an action scene, or a flashback with the backstory of the character, but you wait, wait, but nothing happens and by the end you realize that not only Russian TV series are in the b***.
4 out of 10
There are films and TV series that you evaluate by parameters: script, characters, acting, reliability and so on. Although, in my opinion, the main thing that makes you want to watch a movie is how much it captures and catches, of course, largely due to the above parameters. In this case, I put the top ten, primarily due to the fact that the series hooked me and impressed me: captured and did not let go from the first to the last series, forcing empathy with the main character.
Now for the parameters:
First of all, I want to note the excellent performance of actors performing both main and secondary roles.
Hugh Laurie - as always, on top. It is hard to imagine anyone else in this role. Perfectly conveyed the character of the criminal, showing him on the one hand, as a loving charming man, and on the other - a ruthless, calculating man.
Elizabeth Debicki is a spectacular young actress, perfectly coped with her role, showing the complex character of her heroine. A frivolous, at first glance, girl turns out to be a worthy person who knows how to love faithfully.
Olivia Colman is the highlight of this series, destroying all patterns. Where else will you see a pregnant aunt as the head of a secret operation to capture a gun mob? Although, even in this form, it looks quite convincing.
And finally, ta-daaam...Tom Hiddleston. The whole series is based on his play. The emotions of the character, whom he plays on semitones with almost one eye, are perfectly conveyed. Also liked their duet with Elizabeth Debicki: in seconds of screen time, they perfectly showed all the emotions that broke out between the characters, not to mention the fact that they looked great with each other.
The drawbacks of the series include a rather inconclusive love line at the beginning of the series. The actress playing the Eastern beauty is obviously too old for this role. I can’t believe that the fleeting romance of the main character with an elderly content could start the events of this series.
I don’t know if I should continue this series. . On the one hand, I want to see its continuation, and on the other, I am afraid to be disappointed in what I saw if the creators of the series do not manage to keep its level.
Boring, pretentious, beautiful - these three words I imagine when I hear the title of the series. And on the one hand, everything in this series is: a great cast, a good script, a verified production. But the most important courage in decisions is missing: this series could surprise someone who took a break from watching the latest and did not see anything that came out in the last 10 years.
But let's start with the good. Cast. The main character is performed by Tom Hiddleston, most of the screen time shares with him Hugh Laurie, does not fade in the light of these stars Elizabeth Debicki. Plot. The arms trade is a topical topic, people who are engaged in this are not the last in the elite world, everything is connected with corruption and with a big game not only of people, but also of entire states. There is a place to unfold, the plot is interesting and you can consider it from different sides for a long time. Staging. The director’s work is visible in every scene, as well as camera and editing techniques. Views with symmetry, shots from the air look fresh and interesting submitted. The series is expensive and tasteful.
Let’s talk about all the bad things in the series.
First of all, it's British. That makes it less ambitious than American TV shows. I will tell you honestly from the TV series from England comes only Sherlock. Repeat the success of the supreme magician of the earth with the god of deception did not work. Night administrator suffers from a stretched narrative, dialogues devoid of meaning, extremely slow development of events. Episodes are only 6, but when watching you feel like you watched a huge season (so slow).
Secondly, the characters are not worked out. It is impossible to empathize with the main character (you can love him for his pretty face, that is yes), he is not revealed. As not disclosed all, except perhaps the character Elizabeth Debicki, which looks more or less tolerable. All actions lead almost nowhere and do not affect the heroes, the guns are hung, but do not shoot. Because of this, there is an impression of dryness and avarice in events. And only in the last series the series manages to catch up with the aggravation of the situation. True, even here the series is unable to withstand the blow, and all the tension is strangely lost.
Third, this series is not a good indicator. A good series is for example Narco (season 1). Pablo Escobar The figure is not the last, although he transported only drugs. However, how well thought out a few characters, but only 3-4. This is enough, the heroes know what they want and get their way. The second series, in which the events unfold much more dynamic and interesting - True detective (any season).
To sum up, I wouldn’t recommend watching the series (unless you’re a fan of one of the actors). Secondary and fading are not worthy of such high ratings, you can safely skip and watch one of the above-mentioned series. And if you have seen all this, then even in this case, there are many other better works in the genres of thriller, crime, detective.
“You’re too perfect, Jonathan Pine, that’s your problem.” Eat cookies.
There were rumors that Tom Hiddleston was being considered for the role of the great 007 agent, but this multi-part film clearly demonstrated that, no matter how you try to make him a cool agent, it does not work. But everything in order.
So, who's Jonathan Pine? The administrator of an expensive hotel, working mainly at night, and during the day making reports to his native British intelligence MI6.
Hmm. So who's Jonathan Pine? Why and how did he become a night manager? Where does he have friends in British intelligence and why does he report to them? And why does he call his life miserable?
So, he receives an offer to become an embedded agent in the criminal empire with one goal - to destroy Richard Roper.
“I will put you in his organization.” I'll make you a legend as thick as your hand. You will sink so deep that you will be afraid not to surface. You will give yourself without a trace and every moment you will be in danger, but you will pin him down. You will play the main show in your life. Your hidden psychopath is out there somewhere, Jonathan. Find him and get him out! You will be the second villain in the world. There will be no good or evil there, you hear? Just me, me, me! Don't give in to anyone, in anything, or an iota. If someone pisses you off, hit him! If he attacks, God bless him! I want you all to be fearful, including me. Richard Roper must understand that you are from the same test.
Can you imagine what it would have been like after that? Ooh, goosebumps.
And Hiddleston is trying his best. Trying to portray at the same time a stern man, who went through the war, and now is an embedded agent, but with a good heart. He makes a steep gait, swaying from side to side, a stern look, frowns and seemingly so cute raises his eyebrows, and the next moment smiles that the viewer’s brain should turn off automatically. But no longer does he inspire fear and, most strikingly, he continues to be courteous and smiling. How can you believe that such a sweet kid – “villain number two” – a mystery?
I don't know what went wrong. In an attempt to find an excuse, I come to the conclusion that perhaps Hiddleston just got confused and could not understand his character. It must be difficult to play a rough and soft man at the same time. There are plenty of examples.
Obviously, the whole team working on the film is trying. The operator takes different angles, makes close-ups, but in the end it all looks like an attempt to “make beautiful and expensive”. The film has no style, you do not get visual pleasure from it, and in general, with all the variety of directorial techniques used, the film looks cheap.
It wasn't just the editor. I am not an expert, but even I can see how carelessly glued, how actors from frame to frame change poses and facial expressions.
But back to the actors. If Hiddleston is clear, Hugh Laurie’s character remains a mystery to me, in a bad sense. By day he is a world-famous figure, a successful businessman, a missionary, after all. They say that he is too smart, and there is no doubt about it, because a person of his level simply cannot be stupid. In the evening, he is a criminal and arms dealer. He has connections to the government, deals with the river house, lectures on the free movement of capital. He's grown and hardened, he only works with loyal people, but then our agent comes along with a legend the thickness of his arm, and everyone's brains shut down. How could Roper get him so close so quickly? Why didn't he fold the 2+2 and suspect everyone but his new partner had betrayed him? At first it seemed to me that Roper suspected that he was calculating everything in advance, but what he said at the end, “How I got you wrong,” destroys that feeling. I don't understand.
The implementation process has taken me by surprise. "We'll do it all." And you did! And all our hero needed was to come to a godforsaken village, ride a motorcycle, fuck a local and fight with a couple of guys. So our nice and courteous administrator turned into a really bad guy. In the next scene, he already appears on the threshold of the antagonist.
Again comparing the main character with James Bond, it is impossible not to mention his passion for women. But this passion seems strange to me, because it does not look like passion at all, but like pity, which the character does not realize and confuses with love. Is it because each of them has a child? During six episodes, the protagonist meets three women, each of whom ends up in his bed. But let me tell you, even the womanizer Bond was more picky in women.
The characters in the film appear for no reason, unreasonable and meaningless. For example, our friend from the first episode is Freddie. I didn’t understand what he had to do with the deal in Episode Six, but I do understand why he was added because he’s actually the main enemy of the protagonist. A personal enemy, not an intelligence target. Why is Angela pregnant, why does Jed have a child, why does an Egyptian hotel chef have a brother willing to risk his life to help Jonathan? This and much more remained unanswered.
Among other things, there are simply stupid moments in the film. You'll understand. I see it this way:
- We have to somehow create Roper's distrust of Corky. Any ideas?
- And let him at the party write from the cliff with other men!
Have you seen these MI6 office agents? It's just shit. I can't even find the words to describe their game.
But some in hell have distinguished themselves. I liked the character of Douglas Hodge, who played the only adequate person in intelligence. Tom Hollander was good, as he always was. And Elizabeth Debicki, who played Richard Roper’s lover. It was just a pleasure to watch.
So what do we have? They took a seemingly promising idea, two famous actors, one made bad, one good, put them in confrontation and began to shoot. What happened? A movie for a movie, or even a movie for an actor. It was like they had a plan to follow.
The film was as ridiculous as the quote I chose for the title. Or I just don't understand the subtle British humor, which can't be ruled out either.
2 out of 10
Before you start reading this review, pay attention to its color – red; to my low rating of the film – 3; and also to the fact that there is a certain tradition – mega-popular films with high ratings are subjected to my critical opinion, from which it was concluded by some Australopithecines that most likely I should not watch films at all, and not be able to have an opinion different from others.
I warned you. And if after that you still decide to continue reading the review, then you are a thinking person.
So, 'Night administrator'. An amazing cast, a little forcing this series on any public, and I decided to watch it.
The series really has some power, but not the one that twists the plot and you can’t guess the next raft-twist and sit on needles, and the power that you are hoping for some action. And it is not, and no, and no ... and suddenly, you are already on 3 episodes of the series, and something phenomenal has not happened.
There are so many questions about this movie and so few answers.
Hero motivation? Doubtful. Where does he have spy skills? Military background? Watching Bond movies?
The villain's motivation? Hello? A huge number of coincidences (I don’t think) that the same person comes across you in different parts of the world and does not cause suspicion. I have no words just over 'genius' villain.
As a result, there is no intrigue, all plot ' turns ' guessed at once, there is no tension. And you sit there at the end - that you saw what you didn't see.
The film is based only on a beautiful picture, skillful camera work. Tom Hiddleston smiles the whole series, and Hugh Laurie shines bald.
There are two points that can be discussed endlessly: the decline of interest in reading and the rise of TV series. Both phenomena occur, and we must admit that there is a certain relationship between them. Yes, we do read less and stop with clip thinking, but apparently our brains need to perceive long stories, long plots, and now we find an alternative to big novels. The series is the fiction of our time.
A typical representative of this category of “Night Administrator” Suzanne Beer came out in 2016, and today he often tops the “must see” lists. He was shot, by the way, on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, that is, he has a fictional basis. Its attractiveness lies in several factors. First, it's short: one season in six episodes. It would seem a paradox: why watch the series, if you really want brevity? But today, many are abandoning multi-season sagas in favor of a more concentrated and dynamic plot. The exceptions here are, perhaps, Downton Abbey (2010-2015) and Sherlock (2010-2016), each season and even episode of which was a real event. In other cases, the lack of sequels in the series - for many a weighty reason to watch it: firstly, there is no need to tediously wait for the next season, and secondly, there is no fear of disappointment, which often comes after the release of the next part. Therefore, in this perspective, “Night Administrator” is the perfect series that can be watched if desired in one day.
Another obvious reason to watch “Administrator” is a favorite theme of spymania: beautiful scenery, sweet life, fearless hero, almighty special services and a bit of human meanness that puts on the brink of life and death of the beautiful protagonist and the work of his whole life. We have known all this for a long time – we are hereditary viewers of the “bondiana”, but nevertheless we look again and again and more – we empathize. The point is not in the plot itself, probably, but in the nuances: but in this situation he definitely cannot get out! That's the twist and follow, with pleasure, because among other things, such series - it's a disconnect from reality and trying on another life, you get such an interactive game in which you have a villa in Spain, an expensive suit, adventures and a beautiful woman at the end of the story as a gift. And you're Tom Hiddleston.
Perhaps he, Tom Hiddelston, and there is another bait: impeccable gentleman and fearless warrior, pragmatic, romantic and a little sad. Director Suzanne Beer and cameraman Michael Sneiman frankly admire him, without exaggeration to say, every eyelash. However, Hiddleston belongs to the type of modern actors who deserve it, because he is not only beautiful, but also talented, which he has repeatedly proved in diverse roles, which he chooses very carefully. His antagonist in this series Hugh Laurie finds himself in a completely unusual apmlois: he is not a sociopathic doctor or a textbook Englishman, this is an absolute evil - a cynical, calculating, cruel and cold businessman who sells weapons. This confrontation between heroes and actors is a real decoration of the film, which justifies both unrealistically beautiful landscapes and somewhat schematic images and plot moves.
There is another trend here: more and more good big artists and directors are going into the series, which until now was considered a light genre, and the actors of the TV show were a kind of second division. But Laurie and Hiddleston as Britons to the bone know that the series can be a real movie, so for them just participation in such projects is familiar.
Series, like books, can be badly or well written, that is, filmed. Not all of them become legends like The Young Pope, but among those that are not listed as masterpieces, there is something worth seeing, if only to forget that somewhere in the real world, people are actually fighting spy wars, invisible to the layman, but reflecting truly on them.
The series is similar to the Bond: a big businessman selling arms with Arabs and committing murders, his accomplices, mistresses and the central hero who must deal with them all.
The night administrator Jonathan had a heightened sense of justice and love for the homeland of Britain, which could not help knocking intelligence on classified information received from guests. His military past and sharp mind helped him infiltrate the businessman’s family and siphon him with information. He wriggled out of all sorts of dangerous situations deftly, although in fact, if he hadn't had the cover of a couple of Mi 6 agents, he wouldn't have come out alive. In all this story, it turned out strange that businessman Roper completely trusted the newcomer in the team, and so easily lost faith in an old friend Corcoran, this is of course a fairy tale, in reality no one will trust and let into life. I loved how it all started in Cairo at the Nefertiti Hotel, where it ended, despite the big time difference.
Interesting spy mini-series.
He is a hero, we know, but in the column “surname” you will not write “hero”.
The series was definitely on my watch. But for a review, I am only ripe now, when I re-watched the mini-series “The Night Administrator”.
Let's start with the main characters.
Actress Elizabeth Debicki is a very beautiful plastic actress - the heroine of Jemima, Jed I imagined quite differently. But her on-screen character, in my opinion, was added depth, made more complete and interesting personality than Jed was in the book - even Jonathan Pine himself mentions this in a conversation with the heroine. Looking at the list of her works, I was surprised to realize that I saw almost everything, but I remember her only in recent Guardians of the Galaxy and Agents of ANCL, so it is difficult to talk about an incredible acting, but with the role of Roper’s mistress, the actress coped well. And it looked beautiful when paired with Tom Hiddleston - perhaps that was the reason for the choice - because the dissonance of the relationship between Dickie Roper and Jed was felt both in the book and in the film.
Tom Hiddleston - I watched the series only because of my favorite actor and a long-read book by John Le Carré. His game is simply beyond any criteria - this is bitterness for Sophie, and the politeness of the "night administrator" to his guests, a living image - and military, and yachtsman, and athlete, and cook, and lover. In the book Janathan Pine was engaged in tennis, mountaineering, and running, knew several languages. Despite the eternal problems with the female sex, he was almost a perfect spy. If you do not read the novel, then it is difficult to understand – this is in the direction of malignants – how much Tom Hiddleston is really suitable for the role of Pine – how much the actor revealed the character even within the narrow framework of the film project.
Hugh Laurie as Richard Roper. In general, there are no questions for implementation. When I read, it seemed to me that the villain was too “villain” – cheerful, charming, with a lively mind, but absolutely indifferent to human life. Although there were well-written dialogues, I still did not have enough for a full image. And Hugh Laurie brought the hero to life from a realistic point of view.
Actress Or Atika, who played Sophie, is very similar to her heroine from the original source, but right, a little to add her screen time did not hurt – there was not enough image of integrity.
The magnificent views of several countries were definitely a plus. And we – the audience – felt the heat of the desert, then enjoyed the sea wind, then felt the dampness of England – excellent camera work.
Some storylines have been removed. The finale, to be honest, was completely different, but the irritation of the discrepancy with the book did not cause - because it felt the right plot.
I believe that this is a film adaptation, and therefore comparisons with the original source will be inevitable. Therefore, I write a review from this perspective. Many of the dialogues are translated literally, which is pleasing. But some storylines, such as Major Corcoran (Tom Hollander) played so vividly that he evoked negative emotions from the very first shots, were not as repulsive when read. And of course, there was no need to replace the male character with a female one - actress Olivia Colman may have coped well with the role of Agent Burr, but still not the same feeling. And removed the whole story of how Pine received a fake passport.
In general, as a reader and viewer, I really liked the series - a logical plot, a beautiful picture, well-known actors. All the disadvantages are associated with the divergence of impressions from what was read and viewed. And so good full 8 out of 10
The film is beautiful and watchable, but one of the most stupid representatives of the genre that I have ever seen.
And it is puzzling everything - the plot, characters, directing, acting. I liked the beautiful Elizabeth Debicki. Some of the supporting actors were probably also good, but their characters look very doubtful.
Heroes are so impressionable, gullible and imprudent that it is unclear how they do their evil deeds or serve in secret government. organizations.
The so-called weekdays of the special services mainly consist of sitting in the office of one or several people, like bashing out intelligence information to anyone with the accidental surrender of informants, and in general it is not clear what is busy, neglecting modern technical capabilities, and sometimes common sense, people's lives and the success of the operation, which unfortunately depend on their professionalism.
The actors in this bedlam either have nothing to play in essence, or they cannot give out what is due within the framework of the plot. Hugh Laurie, for example, can and could play a real bastard, but he is so sentimental - allows himself to spin his mistress, lets into the house where his beloved little son lives, a man with a vague biography and psychological portrait, without arranging him any real check. And Hiddleston, in the plot playing a hero, from whom women fall into a selfless desire to throw life-threatening secrets at his feet for a second of emotional (or whatever) intimacy, is completely unconvincing in this role, as well as in the role of a tough guy, although accidentally involved in the action, but still according to the plot should have the appropriate character, as served two terms in Iraq.
In general, a boring fairy tale about love, spies and corruption against the backdrop of beautiful views.
The modern interpretation of John Le Carre’s spy novel The Night Administrator is the story of former British soldier Jonathan Pine, recruited by intelligence. His goal is to infiltrate the inner circle of international businessman Richard Roper and break the criminal alliance he established between members of intelligence and a syndicate of arms dealers.
In fact, this mini-series is not about war, not about money and power, it is about love: for a country, for a woman, for oneself.
It was interesting to watch another successful image of Hugh Laurie. Here he is not the aristocrat-loser in Jeeves and Worcester 39; not the cold but always the fair Dr. House. In ' The Night Administrator' he is a calculating, intelligent, and violent scoundrel. I have to say, this role is very good for him! Tom Hiddleston... Just what to say???? Charming, elegant, noble. His hero volunteered to protect a country that does not even know of its existence from a man capable of manipulating states. You can't help it!
Completely unexpected plot twists, chic views, great acting - this is waiting for you for 6 episodes & #39; Night Administrator' History will prove once again that even the worst guy has someone for whom he is ready to do terrible things.
The series is definitely recommended for viewing, especially for those who are bored 'The Diaries of Supernatural Fargo,
He was in all seriousness and #39. And yes, bad guys always drive a Land Rover!
8 out of 10
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Suddenly, The Night Administrator was one of the best TV shows of recent years. Decent work about the hard part of an undercover agent. In addition, it is delivered at a very high professional level. The right pace of storytelling, gradually immersing more and more into the film, strong acting work and clear verified shots. Infrequently this is found in TV series, although it is difficult to perceive the Night Administrator as a typical series, it is rather what in the USSR was called a serial film.
At the same time, the film seems quite realistic, at least there are no very obvious plot joints. Agent work is conveyed as hard, exhausting both physically and morally, and not as a series of chases and shootouts. The main character really changes living someone else's life, becomes more rigidly indifferent. And the antagonist as he unfolds, despite all his vices, remains an ordinary person, in general, not without weaknesses.
A very high-quality series delighting with a verified plot, a wonderful acting game of central characters and competent directing.
A young Englishman is an administrator at an Egyptian hotel. Quite by chance, he is drawn into a story related to the sale of weapons. Tragic events drive him to action. The bad guys will be punished!
Excitement
I don't like spy movies. I don't like James Bond and that's the whole story. I usually miss movies and TV shows like that. But, on advice, I decided to step over myself and found myself drawn, like Jonathan Pine in all this mess. From the first series it becomes very interesting to watch how the plot will develop, how the hero will change, how non-standard rehearsals will begin. But -- that's not happening. This is a template representative of the genre. Hero-moralist, introduction to the bandits (well?!) It's the same scaling introduction!, photos of secret documents, an affair with the villain's chick and further down the list. And you think I'm going to say it's bullshit? No way! Great show.
Quality
And it's great because it's done right. Because this is a film adaptation of the book, which is written according to all the canons of the genre. There are no chases and shootings, there is no bet on the spectacular effects. It's a spy movie. Clear motives of the hero (albeit mimishny), unscrupulous villains, rejection of the special services. Although I am not delighted, even if I knew each plot twist in advance, I was very interested in watching the quality work of the creators. And very cool surroundings of Spain, Egypt. All in such warm colors. Whoa!
Actors
Great lineup. Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston are kind of telling you that everything will be level. This is the format of the series, when everything does not fit in the full meter, but I really want to shoot. The secondary characters may not be very revealing, but do not look like something unnecessary, like in 'Taboo' where only HE was.
The gold standard of spy movies. If you like such stories, if you like finished series (only 9 episodes), if you have to kill time on a long trip, then I highly recommend it. But if you are waiting for an unexpected plot or a crazy action, then bypass.
To understand how to solve a problem, you have to think how the problem lives, how the problem you have to become a problem yourself.
The film by Susanne Beer based on the novel of the same name by John Le Carre “The Night Administrator”.
A criminal-espionage story about the illegal arms trade and undercover secret agents. I would like to note the fact that the film and the book have quite a lot of differences, / the story has become more modern and more saturated /.
Suzanne Beer, Danish, director, actress, producer and screenwriter. She studied to be an architect in Israel, then graduated from the Academy of Film Arts in Denmark. To date, the author of a dozen films and the winner of many prestigious film awards.
The film begins with street clashes in Cairo, Egypt, during the revolution known to us as the “Arab Spring” of 2011, a series of coups, civil wars and unrest that affected many Arab countries. The revolution, which resulted in the resignation of the government in Egypt led by President Hosni Mubarak. By the way, if you don’t know the current war in Syria, it’s still the ongoing Arab Spring. If anyone is interested in the historical aspect, he can look through the history books, we will limit ourselves to mentioning these events.
So, in one of the Cairo hotels, a former British soldier and now night administrator Jonathan Pine, John Hiddleston, works. Through Sophie, the woman of Richard Onslow-Roper, Hugh Laurie, he receives information about the sale of weapons to the rebels, which Pine transmits through the British Embassy in MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service of Britain (Secret Intelligence Service), namely Burr, an intelligence officer, Olivia Colman. The murder of Sophie follows, and Burr recruits Pine to further infiltrate Roper’s inner circle. And then, as they say, the question of technique, luck and the art of reincarnation. Well, in the movies it is clear, something will come up, but in life? Is it simpler or more complicated?
The action of the film will be transferred from one end of the world to another, (Vienna, Zurich, Madrid, Cairo, Istanbul), the plot will be full of events, the characters of the film will be impossibly insidious and charming. It will be interesting, it will be recognizable, as if our world, that's just the topic about which we talk, is not very often mentioned. The puppet masters of this world? are rather the dealers who trade this world, who sell us. We who do not really want to talk about it, but we are all hostages of this world, its big politics, its big incomes, great political betrayal and big political mistakes.
This world, our world, is not so big, we do not always understand the scale of anything, let alone what is relatively far away and what is mentioned in the news reports in a hint.
Of course, you have heard this song many times, in all sorts of rehearsals, of course, you can not feed all the hungry, and life goes on and on, which is the point of hammering your head. If you look at life from that point on.
Not somewhere, why go far, under our noses, rampant corruption blossomed, /just nepotism and theft /. And if it dies somewhere, then it will not always be tolerated by the people, / everything has boundaries and patience including /. And then Roper, / last name can be changed, the essence of a human cannot be changed /, decides to earn extra money. And what can you make good money on?, yes, in times of trouble?, yes, on weapons, if there is access, or money is /, in our world everything is sold and resold, / business, nothing personal /. Business, when the president invests public money in dubious projects that bring him and his inner circle superprofits.
One must live a little in this world to understand the value of life in this world, the value of oneself as a person and the value of everything else.
In MI6, as elsewhere, in all state organizations, its intrigues, its upstarts, its bad and selfish superiors are not so simple, as a result of which Pine is practically left without cover. Complicating matters, Jed, (Elizabeth Debicki), a very pretty and no less sexy Roper girl whom Pine sympathizes with. Or maybe it is, as it is now fashionable, free love.
Yes, no, first of all airplanes, well, and girls, well, not to combine the pleasant with the useful, you look and turn out such a modern "bondiana". Not all about weapons and weapons, it is necessary when, during breaks of conversations about the fate of the world, to relax. So that after there was an incentive to gather your spirit and put a bold point in this story.
There are full-length films in which a story is told to you in an hour and a half or two. It is such a concentrated product of the labor of dozens or even hundreds of people. Separately, there are series in which the plots are simpler and the production process is put on the stream. The trends of the last ten years bring the series a step higher, bringing them closer to the quality of feature films. Staging, plot development and dialogues are tightened, actors of the first Hollywood magnitude are attracted - some representatives of the genre successfully distract the viewer from the large-format large screen in favor of a more modest TV screen. And somewhere in the middle, like a cactus among potatoes, jumps up and is gaining popularity format mini-series. It’s like a full-length film that stretches for hours without sacrificing detail or elaboration. The six-part “Night Administrator” falls into this category. Is it worth watching?
The plot begins in 2011 in Cairo, where the luxury hotel “Nefertiti” serves as night administrator Jonathan Pine. Such a position obliges him to manage the hotel employees at night and ensure the comfort of guests, despite the Egyptian revolution raging under the windows. On one such night, he is approached by hotel guest Sophie Alekan, whose boyfriend Freddie Hamid is a member of one of the most influential families in Cairo, to help make photocopies of highly confidential documents. The documents turn out to be a list of weapons and chemical weapons supplied by Hamid's office and the British company Ironlast, which is headed by influential businessman Richard Ruper. As a former military officer, Jonathan Pine feels it is his duty to hand over the documents to the intelligence bureau in the UK so that Ruper is prosecuted. This action entails a chain of events that will lead to the introduction of night administrator Jonathan Pine into the criminal gang of Richard Ruper. Telling more means spoiling all the pleasure of watching, especially since there is something to see.
The series is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carré with minor modifications. The format of the miniseries creates the perfect form to unleash the potential of the original novel, replete with plot twists and turns, without cutting corners of the narrative to get to the big screen. Curiously, Ruper’s main antagonist is kept off-screen for almost the entire first episode, carefully shaping the legend of mystery and setting the stage for his triumphant appearance. In a full-length film, this technique would not work.
Director Suzanne Beer rather neatly builds the story, focusing on the regular confrontation of the characters with each other, diluting this with light love lyrics and indescribable strength tension in the danger of revealing the double game of the embedded agent. Here the narrative skilfully jumps between events in different parts of the world, without hesitation to ridicule the political system and the structure of the work of departments. Spy games have never been so exciting.
But the main advantage of the series is the actors taking part in it. The main role of Jonathan Pine was played by Tom Hiddleston, familiar from the film “High Altitude” and his role of Loki in numerous Marvel superhero films (“Thor”, “The Avengers”). He managed to play an extremely natural former military man who managed to suppress the soldier’s fury and settle in a comfortable peaceful position to ensure the comfort of fat cats, but one day he is forced to dig his dark past to the surface again. Watching this smooth transformation is extremely curious and watching the hero balance on the verge of failure is a separate pleasure.
But Hiddleston is beautiful only because in contrast to him in the role of antagonist Richard Ruper put another British actor Hugh Laurie, familiar from the role of Dr. House. Oh, this Laurie - cunning grins and heavy looks - each movement works to form the image of a calculating and intelligent businessman associated with crime. This should not be missed in any way.
The rest of the actors try to keep up and demonstrate excellent acting, which is still weaker than the main duo.
The series can be criticized for the frankly comic ending, which more suited to a cheerful cartoon than a spy drama. By the end I would like to see something more gloomy and aggressive, but some kind of happy ending, I think, may appeal to many. In any case, it should be noted that this is a finished work and no second seasons are planned. Perhaps such a mini-series will form the basis of some full-fledged multi-season storytelling, as it was with the same “House of Cards”, but when this will happen is still a question, and whether it will be as good – unknown.
In the meantime, The Night Administrator is an example of a great miniseries. Six hour series are able to keep the viewer on the edge of the chair in nervous tension from the events. Brilliant acting, a magnificent duet of Hiddleston and Laurie, a smart plot about spies and infiltration into a gangster group, a little romance and a frivolous ending leave a pleasant feeling from watching. This is a finished work that is able to compete with a full-length film in terms of the level of elaboration and staging and it is really worth watching.
8 out of 10
I usually try not to write neutral reviews, but to express an opinion + or -, but in this case still a neutral opinion about the series. He has never been a fan of espionage and John Le Carré in particular. I watched the series (twice) because of two actors - Tom Hiddleston and Tom Hollander.
The series looks easy, unobtrusive, quite clear plot without logical inconsistencies. The main actors are good, Hugh Laurie convincingly showed a bastard, in my view the scales have swung in the direction of this actor, in some moments Hiddleston is sluggish, but I think because of the specifics of his role. Hollander played very well, a classic actor, maybe anything.
But the rest on the screen is less impressive, the plot load of the series for them does not give depth. Elizabeth Debicki didn't particularly like it. My opinion will not be objective, I just don’t like women of this type – big height, imitated hairstyle, huge size of the arm and leg and cheekbone lower jaw. There are women who are beautiful and who think they are beautiful. This actress belongs to the second category. In a pair with Hugh Laurie, she still rolls, but in a pair with Hiddleston looks colorless.
In the series beautiful field shooting, I liked Switzerland best of all, the operator tried.
In general, if there are questions about this work, it is on the line of the plot. It so happened that I recommended watching it to a friend who is a fan of spy affairs, but he did not like the series categorically. The reason - in his opinion, the plot went not because of the way, he expected that the protagonist would during the action be in the form of a night administrator, obtain secret information, etc., etc., etc. In fact, the series has not so much in common with the thematic title, the existence of the main character as a night manager is only the initial basis for another role.
7 out of 10
I confess at once that I have not read the book, which on the one hand is a minus, and on the other - eliminates unnecessary comparisons and allows you to evaluate directly the film product itself.
There's a lot to talk about. After all, such genres as: drama, thriller, detective - you will agree that this is one of the most deficient ' cocktails'. Add to this still constantly gaining popularity handsome Tom Hiddleston and old man Hugh Laurie.
As soon as the first charming beauty appears on the screen, it becomes clear that the main character, a former soldier, but not a drop of him, a soldier, not like him, is waiting for an excessive amount of love. Shahirizada gives secret information to the night administrator of a hotel in Cairo, for which she is brutally killed and a promising action begins.
Action, which begins to noticeably pass literally in the second series and turns into a theater of the absurd. Our hero is recruited by a grief agent from some London one-room office. Here begins some indistinct nonsense - handsome introduced into a gang of bad guys, where he, thanks to his magic smile, becomes, almost immediately, the right hand of an arms dealer with a world name, displacing the longtime friend of the main villain.
Well, it went: no one suspects anything, does not notice anything (except for the same ' former ' right hand), of course, James Bond seduces the woman of his new boss, which is accompanied by unnatural actions, absolutely devoid of logic, which, and the child understandably, will not lead to anything good.
All espionage consists in stealing a couple of important papers & #39; and transferring them, as it turned out, to corrupt authorities. Presented ' forces of good' more guided by personal motives than any sense of duty, etc.
Somewhere in the middle of the series our ' a little over 40' conspirator-agent of special services becomes pregnant (what?) and in the ninth month rushes to help his sent Cossack, despite threats and the ninth month (what?x2). And from the main villain, the master of the fates of thousands of people in the eternally warring East, and now and then you expect a diagnosis of aneurysm and a couple of caustic jokes in the style of Doctor H.
The desire to inspect this cardboard parody of Bond, devoid of Bond action, any intrigue, infested with inconsistencies and other gibberish, rests on a hair that is about to burst.
The only positive point that I would like to note in this series is the involvement of the governments of the leading military powers in all military coups in third world countries, but this very important and relevant storyline is lost somewhere in some soap and snot.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the life of spies? Expensive cars? The most beautiful women? A sea of dangerous adventure? Saving the world? All this has long turned into the main pillars and stamps of the spy genre, which are only fixed against the background of long-running Bond franchises, Mission Impossible and a number of other projects. Hence, it is not surprising that the work of the cult writer John le Carré stands out so much among all these cliches and certainly gained special recognition among ordinary readers.
“Night Administrator” is another adaptation of the next work of the writer John le Carré, whose work has long been the subject of interest not only for devoted readers, but also for ordinary viewers. At the same time being another really worthy adaptation of his work. Let the film lose to the more famous film “Spy, Get Out” and does not make any revolution in the genre, but certainly almost immediately creates the impression of one of the strongest mini-format TV series in my memory.
As mentioned above, the world that John le Carré sees unfolds beyond all those expensive cars, beautiful women and pop-corn stamps. Thus, allowing you to see the ordinary everyday life of spy life under a completely different review. When the life of a spy does not always provide you with an abundance of dizzying adventures and almost always ends in a sad death. When every minute you do not leave the feeling of danger and fear of puncture before the enemy. When people you can trust can be counted on the fingers of one hand and even they can not be trusted completely. All this is perfectly reflected in the “Night Administrator” filmed by the Dane Susanne Bier. Apart from the fact that with such a powerful material, the culmination of the whole work is so weak and sweet. I think a lot of people will argue with that.
Being already one of the strongest and most talented women directors of our time, the Dane Susanne Bier has again rapidly stepped forward in terms of the level and quality of her own skill. Hence, it is not surprising that this project is not perceived by an ordinary television series, but rather a very long feature film, which throughout all 6 episodes demonstrates the incredible coherence of every detail on the screen. I am glad that throughout all 6 episodes the project demonstrates a very solid and smooth atmosphere, style of narration and drama. Slowly and smoothly enough immersing the viewer in the shadow world of weapons sales, watching which is incredibly interesting and largely due to the strongest characters demonstrated on the screen.
Tom Hiddleston played simply magnificently and decently cemented the status of one of the most talented young actors of our time. Perhaps his character may seem too simple and straightforward, and the motivation that pushed him to espionage is a worn-out stamp, but this impression disappears immediately. Moreover, I have never seen such a multilayered, complex and ambiguous character performed by Hiddleston.
It is impossible not to mention the magnificent performance of Hugh Laurie, who finally got rid of the image of Dr. Gregory House and gave a completely fresh and unique role. I really liked the way Laurie introduced his character to the audience. Watching him, you see no typical villain, but rather a skillful manipulator and a very intelligent criminal genius, who like a snake tempts and plays with the sympathy of the viewer throughout all 6 episodes.
A rapid step in terms of her work demonstrates and Elizabeth Debicki, who debuted in “The Great Gatsby” 3 years ago, rapidly and confidently gaining momentum and here it is worth admitting, she played one of the most characteristic roles in her work. It is impossible not to mention the magnificent game of Tom Hollander, who always stood out for his amazing ability to completely transform into his characters at the level of natural behavior. Which he's showing here. Moreover, ensuring that even his secondary character turns out to be one of the most charismatic characters of the whole project.
9 out of 10
The Night Administrator is definitely one of the strongest television novelties of this year and one of the most worthy adaptations of the work of the cult writer John le Carré on the screen. Strong directing, strong story, great acting and everything else only contributes to what would fall for 6 hours from real life and completely surrender to the viewing of “Night administrator”.
'Night Administrator' is one of those series that may not become classics, but make you feel a great love for British television. It is made according to a classic recipe: a famous novel at the heart of the plot, an emphatically stylish production and, of course, many British stars.
There is no need to worry about intrigue - it was provided by the recognized master John Le Carré, to whom we owe, for example, the beautiful ' Spy, get out!'. This work tells the story of a hotel worker, a former military man, who is forced into an intense intelligence struggle with an influential gun baron. As in the James Bond film, the plot takes place in a variety of places - from Spain to the Middle East, from London to the Alps. But the main character is not James Bond at all, and he has to act not with his fists, but with cunning.
Even more impressive is the selection of actors. Hugh Laurie creates a magnificent image of an international criminal, turning millions, deciding the fate of entire countries. His Richard Roper, of course, embodies evil, but he cannot be called a banal villain - he is much more complex. But Tom Hiddleston, for all my love for him, fades a little against this background, and his positive character is simpler.
I really enjoyed playing Tom Hollander, who occasionally appears in British TV series and Hollywood movies, usually in second roles. His Corky, Richard Roper's right-hand man, is perhaps the most tragic character of the Night Administrator.39
I think this mini-series will appeal to all fans of spy stories - it has everything you need to succeed. Excellent directing by Susanne Beer (winner 'Oscar', by the way), excellent actors, fascinating music and a considerable budget for television production work wonders. I sincerely recommend it.
I started watching the series because of the cast. If you approach the film from the standpoint of this philistine curiosity, the impression will be the most positive, as in my case. I absolutely do not want to analyze the original source - the book of Le Carré, ambitions and attempts to uncover intrigues in the government of the Air Force, and also deeply analyze the motives of the heroes. It seems to me that digging into all of the above will not add points to the series. I will only say that the actions of the characters are sometimes dictated by the will of the writer, but do not look credible. I recommend this kind of assumption is condescending.
And the compensation will be a video sequence that is incredibly beautiful, well, realistic. And the cast. I confess that it was unexpected to see Hugh Laurie in a new villainous image. You can’t say that Roper has nothing from the familiar sociopath House, but still the character is interesting. But Hiddlestone is so unexpected, so talented. You admire and admire him.
And a separate paragraph deserves Elizabeth Debicki. She has the incredible and unique gift of complete reincarnation – she is always different and always remembered.
I find myself on the fact that the series is certainly not banal, but to say something special about it does not work. Yes, the plot is tense, but you get involved in it. “Night Administrator” is remembered for both acting and almost tactile-olfactory impressions.
Night Administrator is a miniseries based on the book by John Le Carré, released in early 2016.
Night Administrator is a series about how operative Angela Burr (Olivia Collman) recruits former military Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) so that he, having earned the loyalty of millionaire Richard Ruper (Xue Laurie), finds evidence of his involvement in the arms business.
This is a very beautiful series with a very good cast, among which Xue Laurie stands out, in which you can see the charisma and intelligence of Ruper, it was also very interesting to watch Tom Hollander as the eccentric bouncer Ruper. Tom Hiddleston, despite having quite strong moments, whatever he does, does not look like ' the second most dangerous man in the world' which is exactly what, according to Angela Burr, he should become.
This film suffers greatly because of the script, where a very smart villain, whom the security services can not catch for more than 10 years, despite bugs and wiretapping everything, commits very strange acts. When watching, it seems as if Rupert is limited in his actions by the invisible hand of the writers. Pine, standing next to Ruper, often very clearly expresses nervousness, which goes against the legend invented for him.
The soundtrack in the series is very beautiful and perfectly emphasizes the scale of the actions that take place in the most picturesque corners of the globe.
The night administrator can be seen because of the very powerful game of Xue Laurie, while closing your eyes to quite obvious inconsistencies of character characters and their actions.
7 out of 10
Those who start the war themselves fall into their own networks. John Damascene
Is it worth fighting for a cause that by all the laws of probability is a failure, reckless? Yes, if you know that you found meaning in it, if you understand that it will save you from life, as a “living ghost” and, of course, if you are not afraid to lose.
Starting to watch this movie without any illusions and on the wave of worship of T. Hiddleston (from which, to confess, there was a feeling in advance that the film would disappoint and the leading actor would disappoint), the movie was very pleasantly struck.
Starting with the cast (and now I mean not even Lori – who, by the way, perfectly got used to his faithful and unusual role for him), but primarily O. Colman, who even before that was very liked in Broadchurch and E. Debicki, who is simply delightful in this role. As for Hiddleston, about whom, frankly, there were very big doubts (in terms of “believe it or not,” as Stanislavsky would put it), the opinion is unequivocal: he coped. Not for a second there was a feeling that he is funny in this role, or not suitable externally (about the appearance of the actors, watching this movie, do not think at all, because they really look REAL, without illusions, such as you would meet them on the street). He was very happy in this role.
“Harmoniousness” is exactly the word that would characterize this film from my point of view. I watched the movie smoothly, measuredly, there was no feeling of protracted plot, all in moderation, everything is as it should be. What makes you want to review it? It’s a real movie, it doesn’t have silly or sweet, unreal dialogues or situations or characters.
What is this movie about, in my opinion? I think philosophically about passions and mistakes, about choices. And what our lives can lead us to, our choices. And if in essence, it’s about what our family and the world in which we have lived for more than a millennium are famous for – about selfishness and greed, about our inner emptiness and why our world has not yet completely burned down – because even at such a time, there are people who have retained for themselves the concepts of what is good and what is bad, who are struggling, who want to fix something. You know how: some people think the world is empty, and others vice versa. Laurie's character at the end said to Colman, something like, "Why let a child go into such an empty world" (my paraphrase). But guess what, and it's perfect for the finale:
“The world is miserable only for a miserable man, the world is empty only for an empty man.”
The series 'Night Administrator', a product of the British television channel BBC One, based on the novel by John Le Carré with the same name. By the way, John’s works are in great demand in the film industry, powerful spy stories from the author’s pen are a huge reservoir for creativity. 'Spy, get out!', 'Devoted Gardener' and 'The Most Dangerous Man', monumental representatives of the genre, cleverly tailored, without flaws in the plot component. Without exaggeration, we can say that Le Carré at the moment, the best author of the spy genre, trying to surprise the audience, moving away from stamping monotonous ' telephone directories' in the manner of the late Tom Clancy.
The novel, which became the foundation of the series, tells about the fate of Jonathan Pine, who is looking for peace of life in the heat of working as a night administrator. A former Iraq war veteran, he now works in Egypt’s most expensive hotel, staying awake at night. The weakness of the main character are beautiful women pecking at Jonathan’s English charm. It is because of a woman caught under the brutal hammer of the illegal arms trade that Pine signs up for an operation to infiltrate a criminal syndicate. The organization trades ' death' does not shun chemical agents, napalm, cluster bombs and all that is prohibited by UN conventions. The leader of the organization, the cold and calculating millionaire Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie), whose actions have long attracted the attention of intelligence agencies. However, the lack of evidence, coupled with powerful friends, makes Roper’s personality almost untouchable. In this regard, the operation is secret from the main security agencies (NSA and MI-6), content with small, having in reserve very modest for the field operation funding.
Jonathan Pine, played by Tom Hiddleston, decides to take a risk, guided by his own motives. Now he is not a sophisticated veteran seeking peace, he is a beast in a cage. Criminal biography, leads for chain dogs Roper and a reliable scheme of introduction, submitted in the most naturalistic manner. Once again, Tom Hiddleston proves his acting skills by living on the screen the lives of two different people. On the one hand, he is a monumental flint, the right hand of the murderer of tens of thousands of people, on the other - vulnerable, sensual, alive. The English can play, and Tom is a perfect example. This is how James Bond should be, charming but cool at the same time.
Citing the classic comedy Leonid Gaidai ' On Deribasovskaya good weather', I want to say that Pine does not observe ' Fifth commandment of the scout', falling in love with the wife of the antagonist. The role of the fatal beauty Jed Marshall, destroying the operation like a sand castle, was performed by the brilliant French actress Elizabeth Debicki. Sexy, seductive, living with someone she doesn't love. And now in her life there was one at which the heart begins to beat at an accelerated pace. Debicki in ' Night Administrator' showed aerobatics, playing in love so that her pupils dilated with the appearance of the hero Hiddleston' on stage'. There was chemistry, a romantic fervor that ignored all safety rules. A strong love line is one of the key advantages of the series, making what happens on the screen closer to the viewer. We all fell in love so much that we wanted to sacrifice ourselves.
Over. A powerful spy thriller with dramatic elements, similar to a hybrid of tapes 'The Most Dangerous Man' and 'The Gun Baron' Acting here straight from the homeland of Shakespeare, and history will give odds to most films of this subject. The characters in the film are not stereotyped, act according to circumstances, transforming to the finale into completely different personalities. It’s a great mini-series that definitely deserves attention.
- Have you always been an administrator?
- That's my job, yes.
- Did you choose yourself?
- I think she chose me.
- The daylight is better for you.
I must say right away that I love movies and TV shows that keep in suspense throughout the viewing and the impression of which stays with you for a long time. This mini-series is definitely one of those. I also include it in my collection for re-view. He is very good and I will explain why. By the way, this is the first time I've taken notes so I don't forget I have to praise. I will set the criteria in ascending order.
- Music. The case when it was necessary to have a background musical accompaniment, not distracting from intrigue. And its absence or presence would not affect the impression. I’ve seen movies where the music beats all other criteria. Yeah, yeah, that happens. However, I would like to mention the initial titles. It looks very concise.
- Landscape. Together with Pine, we travel on the couch. Stunning views of the nature of the places where the plot throws it (snow and covered with greenery, the ocean, etc.), beautiful houses of the rich add more chic to the world being demonstrated.
- Clothes, images. It's a real stretch. Men dressed in stunning costumes, wearing expensive watches, women, in cute and sexy images with pleasant makeup. It's all right.
- Shoot. Very interesting work of the operator. Pay special attention to the angles and portraits of not only the actors themselves, but also the surrounding objects and even body parts of the characters, helping to better immerse yourself in the situation or even convey the relationship between people. It is also noteworthy that the mini-series about special agents and bandits was shot by a woman, a Dane. Perhaps that is why this film has a combination of English elegance and restraint with Scandinavian overtones.
- Plot. The plot is the most classic, if not worn out and trivial. But here is a very important presentation and placement of emphasis on the episodes of the main and additional, where the tension slightly weakens and turns into a sexual, sensual, touching and sad state. Very interesting dynamics and such zigzag in the development of the main criminal line. Here we are worried about the life of the former soldier, the next moment we calm down that everything is going according to plan.
Characters and actors . If you love James Bond, raise your hands. I would have seen a lot of hands raised. So, the hero of Tom Hiddstone is much deeper, nobler and more realistic. However, Bond's passion not to deny himself sex with a woman he liked, he retained. No, I really like Bond. But if we compare these two works with similar themes, then in stylistic terms, the Night Administrator is definitely ahead. It's much more serious here. And you're more likely to believe this story than the incredible tricks and special effects of the latest 007 movies. Here even the main antagonist is impressive. Hugh Laurie, even as a villain, is charming. And when you look at him, you believe he can put a bullet in someone's forehead. Although the mind that Dr. House has is certainly Roper's. Supporting female characters are so different, but each with its own written history and character. Such a wonderful, sensitive and delicate love line. Perfectly shown the finest touches of the characters.
The most important thing is not to give up viewing at the very beginning, because at first, it seems that the thing will be boring. Take twenty minutes and you will be rewarded.
10 out of 10
'Night administrator' left a double impression. On the one hand, the film catches quite a strong first series, making an application for a tough spy drama, but by the middle it seriously sags, smoothly turning into a melodrama, and in the last series it completely resembles a hastily made caricature.
It all begins in Cairo in 2011, during a time of civil unrest, when a luxurious detainee (Or Atika) of a member of an influential Egyptian family gives the main character - the night administrator of the hotel Pine (Tom Hiddleton) - documents testifying to the upcoming arms deal. Sophie Alikan, who is the keeper, saw Pine at a yacht club and apparently thought he had powerful British friends. Sophie decided to use Pine as insurance, asking him to hand over the papers ' where it should go ' if anything happened to her. An influential friend of the hero really is, it turns out to be an employee of the British Embassy in Egypt, a former colleague of Pine in Iraq. Fearing that weapons could be used to crack down on protesters, Pine breaks a promise and hands over documents to a friend. However, it soon turns out that the parties to the arms deal have cover in British intelligence. The cover reports a leak of information and Sophie is beaten, suspecting her in 'leak'. Tormented by guilt, Pine decides to help the woman escape the persecution. They have an affair. But Britain denies Sophie asylum, she travels to meet her lover in a desperate attempt to resolve the matter herself, and dies. A broken Pine leaves Egypt and a few years later we see him in a secluded hotel in Switzerland. Unexpectedly, his loneliness is ruined by a visit to the Roper (Hugh Laurie) hotel, one of the participants in the arms deal. Pine collects information about Roper and contacts an old intelligence contact. Having received an offer to infiltrate Roper’s group, Pine, driven by a thirst for revenge, agrees.
After such a beautiful setup, you expect a serious continuation ... and soon you are disappointed. The film increasingly slides to melodramatic characters and their unmotivated actions, unnecessary romance, and comes to a completely ridiculous ending, balancing on the verge of thrashing. The motivation of the characters ceases to be reliable, more and more sliding into pathosy slogans, the behavior loses logic and the depicted on the screen is increasingly treated as a game full of cliches and conventions, and not as real events. In general, as strong as the entanglement, so weak are the middle of the mini-series and its ending. As far as acting is concerned, neither Laurie nor Hiddleston convinced me at all. And if the first in places still resembled a tough head of a criminal office, the second clearly overplayed - then meaningfully silent, depicting mystery, then glamorously smiled, charming women and men with packs. And yet I note that the fuse of the first series was enough to bring me to the end of this otherwise rather mediocre film.
6 out of 10