Review of Dr. No (1962) by Rob Ó — 04 Oct 2012
Like a fine wine, it gets better with age and understanding. It's definitely lower key in terms of spectacle, but that's not to say that the film doesn't hijack your attention and keep your senses locked into the events transpiring onscreen, because it really does.
Connery effortlessly sets himself up as the hard-boiled, bulldog-like icon he would be forevermore (with more than a little help from wonderful director Terrence Young), Ursula Andress sets pulses racing and Joseph Wiseman sets the seeds of SPECTRE in a delightfully menacing performance.
The only slight flaw of the film is that yes, it's not quite as exciting as its immediate successors; also Monty Norman's musical arrangement pales in comparison to the unforgettable scores John Barry would offer, starting a mere 12 months later in "From Russia with Love".
Nonetheless, a great start to the franchise.
This review of Dr. No (1962) was written by Rob Ó on 04 Oct 2012.
Dr. No has generally received very positive reviews.
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