Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Rating: C+
Bond (Brosnan) is back, saving the world from another techno-terrorist. Media baron Elliot Carver (Pryce) has a plot to provoke a war between China and the United Kingdom, in a manner that would give him the exclusive broadcasting rights to it.
This was not the worst Bond film. I think that might be the extent of the good things that I can say about it. Actually, that's a lie: I also liked the fact that the bad guys this time round were neither Russians nor Soviets but rather a good ol' British (well, Welsh) mogul, a combination of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch gone horribly, horribly wrong. The best thing about this film is the villain, which is always a good sign of a Bond film. I also do really like Brosnan's Bond. He's slick and suave. He's got the confidence and arrogance of previous Bonds, but doesn't push it too far, and is definitely starting to break free of the sexism and racism. There's definitely a "I've seen this stuff before" feel to the movie overall, but I'm comfortable with the lead, which puts it a bit higher than some of the previous films.
Bond (Brosnan) is back, saving the world from another techno-terrorist. Media baron Elliot Carver (Pryce) has a plot to provoke a war between China and the United Kingdom, in a manner that would give him the exclusive broadcasting rights to it.
This was not the worst Bond film. I think that might be the extent of the good things that I can say about it. Actually, that's a lie: I also liked the fact that the bad guys this time round were neither Russians nor Soviets but rather a good ol' British (well, Welsh) mogul, a combination of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch gone horribly, horribly wrong. The best thing about this film is the villain, which is always a good sign of a Bond film. I also do really like Brosnan's Bond. He's slick and suave. He's got the confidence and arrogance of previous Bonds, but doesn't push it too far, and is definitely starting to break free of the sexism and racism. There's definitely a "I've seen this stuff before" feel to the movie overall, but I'm comfortable with the lead, which puts it a bit higher than some of the previous films.
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