Review of For Your Eyes Only (1981) by Jake A — 27 May 2017

Third and final favorite film from the late Roger Moore during his time as James Bond and although it doesn't reach the height of The Spy Who Loved Me or isn't as memorable or iconic as Live and Let Die this is still my second favorite from Moore.

Tonally it balances the humor of the lighter entries in the Bond series while taking the serious elements from my favorite Moore entry. Moore is joined by another strong female lead in the form of Carole Bouquet who is as deadly as she is intelligent and good looking.

The stunt work and action is by far the best part of this film and that is despite the film being generally a lot more grounded and less bombastic. The pre-credit sequence, the 2CV car chase, the ski chase (which involves Bond being chased down a bobsled run on skies by a motorbike) and the shootout at a warehouse are all utterly fantastic.

The score and theme song are once again brilliant, the rest of the cast is decent (apart from Lynn-Holly Johnson who is ear achingly bad) and the plot is engrossing enough despite not having the usual grandiose villain.