"There's nothing quite as pretty as napalm at night"

So stick that in yer ten-gallon hat Kilgore!

This excellent, glossy adaptation of a somewhat (in my view) below-par Le Carre novel sees Tom Hiddleston's audition for Bond (whether it's successful remains to be seen - Aidan Turner and James Norton are I imagine his likely competition) and Elizabeth Debicki's audition to appear in most of my dreams and fantasies from now on (which is, without question, an absolute success)

Hugh Laurie leaves all trace of his comic roots behind for an unsettling, ever-dangerous performance as 'the world's worst man', but as Pine, our man undercover, Hiddleston and the film makers invest a pleasing counterbalance to their avenging angel - suggesting…