Review of For Your Eyes Only (1981) by Charles S — 09 Dec 2015

John Glen's first of a record five Bonds gives us Rodge's most serious performance overall, though there are still some raised eyebrows from time to time. Carole Bouquet is fantastic in her brooding turn as Melina, giving us one of relatively few truly distinctive and three-dimensional 'girls' up to this point.

She really makes us feel for the character on her mission to avenge her slaughtered parents. Glover and Topol are great too as Kristatos and Columbo respectively. Both characters are interesting as individuals, and their rivalry gives the film's story a truly unique feel.

Lynn-Holly Johnson is a bit grating at times, but she's a skater, not an actor, so she does OK considering. Cassandra Harris (for some reason) sounds more Australian than Liverpudlian, but is otherwise all right.

Considering the story is comprised of a combination of short stories and bits taken from other books, this is actually a pretty decent effort, with some good action and dialogue, and a harder edge than the previous couple of cartoons.