Review of Becoming Bond (2017) by Dave J — 11 Nov 2017
Entertaining, enlightening, funny, sad. George Lazenby tells his own story from childhood until he walked away from Bond with wisdom and self-awareness, but also with a healthy dose of charm and wit. The dramatisations are great.
Josh Lawson isn't really much like George physically, but he does fine, and his comic and dramatic chops both get a big workout. A lot of the supporting Australian and British characters are clearly played by Americans doing dodgy (and some OK) accents, but that somehow manages to be endearing rather than annoying here.
It's purely The Laze's side of things, so it's not exactly impartial, but after it finished I felt like I'd gained real insight into who George is and why things went down the way they did.
As an Aussie Bond fan (and a fan of the Aussie Bond), I love it.
This review of Becoming Bond (2017) was written by Dave J on 11 Nov 2017.
Becoming Bond has generally received positive reviews.
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