Review of Die Another Day (2002) by Karl87 — 23 Oct 2019
Bond is back, but this time he'd rather forget this outing as this is not a very good film. A generic spy movie without the allure of James Bond, XXX(Vin Diesel) could have easily replaced Brosnan here and would be right at home.
This is a train wreck of an action film – a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed James Bond into the mindless XXX mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs.
Since XXX is a Bond wannabe, that makes Die Another Day a second-generation knock-off. What's missing from this movie? Any real sense that we're watching 007 rather than a generic spy in a tuxedo. The need for action, action, and more action has reduced the plot to a minor footnote.
Ditto for the characters – even Bond lacks his usual charisma. There is a nice sword fight sequence but Other than that Die Another Day is an exercise in loud explosions and excruciatingly bad special effects.
(One of the worse Bond outings).
This review of Die Another Day (2002) was written by Karl87 on 23 Oct 2019.
Die Another Day has generally received mixed reviews.
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