Not the best Bond but far from the worst, I'm facinated by the over the top comments either damning or praising this close of the Craig era film,
I wasn't sure what to make of it the first time I saw it but found it more enjoyable on a second viewing. The storyline still makes little sense and yes, the bad guy is meh, but thank God for Anna de Armas. Her character needs her own Paloma spin-off. No Time To Die is not a Casino Royale, more like a stepped up Spectre.
The ending makes sense as it ties the all the films together into a 15 hour movie. On this point, it more or less confirms the fan theory that "James Bond 007" is just an interchangeable title for several agents that typically retire every 15 years to be replaced by another.
You definately can see Phoebe Waller-Bridge's wise-ass contributions to the script such as the way that every time a female is introduced to Bond, he takes it (as we do watching) that they were coming on to him and he about to get laid, when in fact they weren't suggesting that at all but something completely benign; it's running joke that I don't think most viewers catch. Plus the humorous bit where gay Q with his cats worrying about his date showing up while Bond and Moneypenny drink his prized bottle of wine.
The Jack London quote at the coda was a nice touch, one of my favorites. Here's the whole quote:
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
I wasn't sure what to make of it the first time I saw it but found it more enjoyable on a second viewing. The storyline still makes little sense and yes, the bad guy is meh, but thank God for Anna de Armas. Her character needs her own Paloma spin-off. No Time To Die is not a Casino Royale, more like a stepped up Spectre.
The ending makes sense as it ties the all the films together into a 15 hour movie. On this point, it more or less confirms the fan theory that "James Bond 007" is just an interchangeable title for several agents that typically retire every 15 years to be replaced by another.
You definately can see Phoebe Waller-Bridge's wise-ass contributions to the script such as the way that every time a female is introduced to Bond, he takes it (as we do watching) that they were coming on to him and he about to get laid, when in fact they weren't suggesting that at all but something completely benign; it's running joke that I don't think most viewers catch. Plus the humorous bit where gay Q with his cats worrying about his date showing up while Bond and Moneypenny drink his prized bottle of wine.
The Jack London quote at the coda was a nice touch, one of my favorites. Here's the whole quote:
I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.
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