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There were six years between Spectre and No Time To Die, which ties the longest gap between Bond films. It’s safe to say they took their time ensuring they got it right.
“James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.”
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Ian Fleming
Cast: Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Winshaw, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz
Release Date: October 8, 2021
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There were six years between Spectre and No Time To Die, which ties the longest gap between Bond films. It’s safe to say they took their time ensuring they got it right.
This ranking is perhaps higher than people would expect, but to call No Time To Die a disappointment or failure would be an injustice. First-time Bond director Cary Joji Fukunaga brings his flare for action while the screenplay (which has a loaded seven writers credited on it) has a great balance of visual and verbal homages.
Sure, the movie is too long. It nearly runs three hours. But who can blame the franchise for indulging in the franchise’s 25th movie, where the character’s end is more defined than any before?
Daniel Craig seems reinvigorated in this role. He shows more outward emotion than in any of his previous 007 films, making the ending heart-wrenching for those who have watched six decades of this character. Craig continues his great chemistry with Léa Seydoux. It’s rather ironic that their best scene together is in the bullet-rattled car when Bond is contemplating the meaning of love and life.
And damn, his blue eyes are really blue.
No Time To Die goes over the top with a villain who wants to destroy the world but also keeps this personal with the pain Bond and different characters suffer. Credit to everyone involved for making a proper send-off to Craig and for successfully hard-resetting the Bond universe.
STANKO RATING: B
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