SALON: John le Carr'e says TTSS "Once in Lifetime" Achievement

In Salon, John le Carr'e has a wonderful post about Tomas Alfredson's TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY with Gary Oldman as the famous George Smiley. To get a taste, here is the first paragraph:

Once in a lifetime, if a novelist is very lucky, he gets a movie made of one of his books that has its own life and truth. This is the achievement of Tomas Alfredson and his team.