Tomorrow Never Dies is almost everything we expect from a James Bond film. It has little more than that, but that’s fine. It’s certainly a fun and well-made film and definitely worth two hours of your life.
The movie contains the standard Bond film formula. A megalomaniac wants to take over the world, Bond is sent to stop him, he seduces some women and kills some men on the way, causes thousands of dollars worth of damage, confronts the villain and foils his plot (and life), and gets the girl.
The film doesn’t really do anything new with the formula, but it executes it well. Pierce Brosnan goes on his second outing as Bond, and he’s quickly become comfortable with the role, becoming one of the best Bonds ever. He has the suaveness and toughness of Sean Connery, the comedic timing and charm of Roger Moore, the coldness and brutality of Timothy Dalton, and he adds his own touch of gentleness and humanity to the role. He’s very entertaining and even actually kind of sympathetic, and when he’s onscreen, he simply is James Bond. He’s able to take on any challenge and survive any action sequence.
As an action piece, Tomorrow Never Dies is fantastic. There are some fantastic and inventive action sequences. The stuntwork is wonderful, and the usual great Bond car chases are present. A scene that sticks out strongly is a chase in a multiple-story garage, with Bond driving his car via remote control in the back seat, as henchmen fire their pistols and bazookas at him, and he uses the car’s dozens of hidden gadgets against them, such as spiked balls to take out the tires of other cars, and the hidden guns at the front of his own car.
The film doesn’t do much new with the Bond formula, but it does it well. It has an original idea for a villain, him being a media mogul, but not much is done with this concept, although actor Jonathan Pryce revels in being a megalomaniac. Tomorrow Never Dies is a fun movie, offering little new, but as long as it’s fun, that’s OK, isn’t it?
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Tomorrow Never Dies is almost everything we expect from a James Bond film. It has little more than that, but that’s fine. It’s certainly a fun and well-made film and definitely worth two hours of your life.
The movie contains the standard Bond film formula. A megalomaniac wants to take over the world, Bond is sent to stop him, he seduces some women and kills some men on the way, causes thousands of dollars worth of damage, confronts the villain and foils his plot (and life), and gets the girl.
The film doesn’t really do anything new with the formula, but it executes it well. Pierce Brosnan goes on his second outing as Bond, and he’s quickly become comfortable with the role, becoming one of the best Bonds ever. He has the suaveness and toughness of Sean Connery, the comedic timing and charm of Roger Moore, the coldness and brutality of Timothy Dalton, and he adds his own touch of gentleness and humanity to the role. He’s very entertaining and even actually kind of sympathetic, and when he’s onscreen, he simply is James Bond. He’s able to take on any challenge and survive any action sequence.
As an action piece, Tomorrow Never Dies is fantastic. There are some fantastic and inventive action sequences. The stuntwork is wonderful, and the usual great Bond car chases are present. A scene that sticks out strongly is a chase in a multiple-story garage, with Bond driving his car via remote control in the back seat, as henchmen fire their pistols and bazookas at him, and he uses the car’s dozens of hidden gadgets against them, such as spiked balls to take out the tires of other cars, and the hidden guns at the front of his own car.
The film doesn’t do much new with the Bond formula, but it does it well. It has an original idea for a villain, him being a media mogul, but not much is done with this concept, although actor Jonathan Pryce revels in being a megalomaniac. Tomorrow Never Dies is a fun movie, offering little new, but as long as it’s fun, that’s OK, isn’t it?