Review of Dr. No (1962) by David G — 17 Jun 2012
With a mixture of traditional Cold War spy antics and over the top nonsense, Dr. No starts the Bond franchise (the odd adaptation aside) as it means to go on, with Sean Connery's 007 investigating the disappearance of a British agent in Jamaica before finding himself neck deep in a conspiracy instigated by the titular villain - an agent for mysterious crime syndicate SPECTRE who has robotic hands (!) and presumably sits in his secret, hidden doomsday base all day, sipping champagne and laughing maniacally.
The film may not be completely recognisable as a Bond flick at first (there's no pre-credits sequence) but all the pieces quickly fall into place with glamorous girls, vodka martinis and punch ups.
How much would change over the next 50 years? Not a lot. But when it's this much fun, that's a good thing! As for Connery, he may not be my personal favourite Bond, but damn, he is one cool dude!
This review of Dr. No (1962) was written by David G on 17 Jun 2012.
Dr. No has generally received very positive reviews.
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