A movie that is dijointed in plot, contains various unrelated flashbacks, shots of empty fields and or buildings for no apparent reason and an unbrupt or otherwise unsatisfying ending. In other words all of the qualities that make French films, French films.
Guy one: Did you see that movie Tinker Tailor, Solider, spy?
Guy two: Yeah
Guy one: I was thiking of going to see it, how was it?
Guy two: It was almost French.