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Grade: C-
Synopsis: After guarding the escape of defecting Soviet General (Jeroen Krabbé), British agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton), gradually uncovers a plot to start World War III.
The Living Daylights is the fifteenth film in the long-running James Bond series, and the first for star Timothy Dalton. For his introduction, the filmmakers toned down the camp and instead sought deliver a globe trotting adventure. MORE »
Grade: C-
Synopsis: British super agent James Bond (Roger Moore) investigates an industrialist (Christopher Walken) with a sinister plan for California’s Silicon Valley.
A View to a Kill, the fourteenth film in the long-running James Bond franchise, is the sixth and final appearance of star Roger Moore as Bond. Unfortunately, he goes out on low point. MORE »
Grade: B
Synopsis: Two corporate spies (Clive Owen and Julia Roberts) work both sides of rival corporations in an intricate con job.
Duplicity is a fun, clever, heist picture that successfully stays one-step ahead of its audience.
Writer/director Tony Gilroy’s razor-sharp script, full of whip-smart dialog and a Möbius plot that’s sure leave some people lost and confused, is a joy. But it’s as a director where Gilroy really takes a leap forward, delivering a visual style that complements the material well, and proving that he’s comfortable telling a story in images instead of just words. Something apparent early on during the silent, sidesplitting, rain drenched meeting between Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson. MORE »
Grade: C+
Synopsis: British agent James Bond (Sean Connery) tracks two nuclear warheads stolen by a shadowy terrorist organization.
Never Say Never Again, despite featuring the character James Bond and star Sean Connery, is not part of the long-running series. It’s actually the culmination of a protracted legal battle that began when screenwriter Kevin McClory worked on the original screenplay that would become Thunderball (1965). MORE »
Grade: C-
Synopsis: British super spy James Bond (Roger Moore) investigates a fellow agent’s death, leading him to a smuggler (Maud Adams), a clown disguise, and a plot to instigate World War III.
Octopussy is the thirteenth in the long-running James Bond series of films, and the fifth for star Roger Moore. After the previous knock-out, For Your Eyes Only (1981), this entry is quite a let down, as the pendulum has swung all the way back to over-the-top camp, making for a fun, but ultimately forgettable, film. MORE »
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