A slick Bond epic made with energy and verve, but which is ultimately overdone by its own revisionist approach on the franchise it belongs to. It is essentially a "greatest hits package", and as such it provokes a feeling of nostalgia for a bygone era; a feeling that finally acts against the movie's favor.
The action sequences, the production design and the locations are all phenomenally grand and spectacular. But within this whole vastness, the film lacks that distinguishing cheesy texture -the guilty pleasure of a bad vice- that made the Bond movies urgent entertainments.
Still, great fun. And Jaws is a terrific henchman.
The action sequences, the production design and the locations are all phenomenally grand and spectacular. But within this whole vastness, the film lacks that distinguishing cheesy texture -the guilty pleasure of a bad vice- that made the Bond movies urgent entertainments.
Still, great fun. And Jaws is a terrific henchman.