Review of GoldenEye (1995) by Peter N — 03 Aug 2012

After a 6 year hiatus in the series, James Bond returns with a much more modern makeover. The first post-Cold War 007 flick also marks the first time that Bond finds himself in Russia, full of references to the roots of the character as well as new, relevant threats to world peace.

Pierce Brosnan fills the role that Timothy Dalton prematurely relinquished, providing the most suave interpretation of the character. This is the only really good Bond film of his era, which was by no means his fault, as he always showed promises of being a memorable James Bond.

Sean Bean plays a gentlemanly yet sinister Alec Trevelyan, aka 006, the main antagonist of the film. His cunning, no-nonsense demeanor is perfect for the film's tone and he comes off as much more memorable than any other Brosnan-Bond villain.

The plot is implausible, but fun and unique, and the action sequences are exciting. I'm glad this film came around before the series temporarily got stuck in a rut of cliche entries, and the video game adaptation makes it that much more of a classic to those of us who grew up in the 90's.