Review of Dr. No (1962) by Barbara D — 08 Dec 2012
Dr. No began a cinema tradition which, 23 films and plenty of adversity later, still holds true to this very day.
It's a tradition of Bond, James Bond. Shaken, not stirred. A tradition of cars, women and violence. Good, family values.
The casting of Sean Connery to mould the first screen rendition of Agent 007 was an inspired one, but this film shows some early issues which would be consistent throughout the series and eventually magnified by the Pierce Brosnan years.
The main one of those is the bigotry involved. It may be a symptom of the times, and she sure looks nice, but surely the producers could have afforded some pants for Ursula Andress sometime. Or found an actual Asian to portray the titular Dr No.
These are small things, but they planted seeds for big issues with the franchise in the decades to come. But all things considered, solid entry into the field, Mr. Bond.
This review of Dr. No (1962) was written by Barbara D on 08 Dec 2012.
Dr. No has generally received very positive reviews.
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