History YMMV / TheWorldIsNotEnough

** Bond and M going up against a Machiavellian villain bent on revenge for failing to help them? Bond being pushed to the limit of his emotional and physical capacity, questioning his choices as an agent? If the movie had been braver, ditched Christmas Jones, and not gone for the typical Bond cliches (campy or otherwise) we could have had ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' 13 years early. As it is, "The World Is Not Enough" is a big ball of missed potential for some fans of the Bond franchise.

* MagnificentBitch: [[spoiler:Elektra King has her own father assassinated and his oil pipeline attacked to deflect suspicion and set up her own plans. Having once been abandoned to the terrorist Renard, Elektra seduced him to the point he is utterly loyal to her, using him to sow chaos while she remains behind the scenes. Intending on causing a nuclear meltdown to enrich her own pipeline, while also gaining revenge on those who abandoned her, Elektra easily outwits the heroes throughout the film, constantly a step ahead of all [=MI6=].]]

** For the N64 version, there's ''Night Watch''. You have to sneak around Elektra's villa and you're not allowed to kill ''anyone''. Sure, you can use darts and punch people's lights out all you want, but it does seem foolish running up to hit people armed with assault rifles and only being allowed to use said assault rifles to shoot locks and surveillance cameras. If that's not enough, Gabor has an annoying habit of showing up when you'd least expect him, and you [[NonStandardGameOver automatically fail the mission]] if he spots you or if you attack him (even with your darts or fists). You might not even know he's nearby until you hear him shout "Bond is here!" and get the Mission Failed message.

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* WTHCastingAgency: Creator/DeniseRichards as Christmas Jones. In fairness to Richards, the character would likely have been very unpopular anyway for the other reasons described under her TheScrappy entry, but her completely unconvincing performance helped propel her to being one of the most universally hated Bond Girls ever.

* AntiClimaxBoss: In the film's climax, Bond fought Renard in hand to hand combat before [[ImprovisedWeapon impaling Renard on one of the sub's plutonium rods]]. In the game, the fight is skipped entirely and all the player has to do to kill Renard when they reach the core room is press a button. At least in the [=PlayStation=] version, he leads you on a chase and shoots at you.

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler:Elektra]] is a beautiful, elegant woman, and the scenes where she tortures Bond have her wearing a see-through top with strategically-placed strips of fabric to hide her nipples.

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler:Elektra]] is a beautiful, elegant woman, and the scenes where she tortures Bond have her wearing a see-through top with strategically-placed strips of fabric to hide her nipples. The Cigar Girl is also quite attractive, though she's not as sexualized.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is [[spoiler:Elektra]] truly the villain, manipulating [[spoiler:Renard]] for [[spoiler:her]] purposes, or is it the other way around? [[BrokenBase Fans can't agree at all]]! For that matter, [[spoiler:does Elektra actually love Renard (whether or not she's manipulating him) or is it all an act on her part?]]