Review of Licence to Kill (1989) by William C — 28 Jan 2015

Grade:High 6/10.

License to Kill is a Bond film that dared to be dark and brought what I.

Felt was a whole new look for James Bond the spy extraordinaire. With a.

Few stunts but not enough of them and action for this film to be great,.

You might think License to Kill sounds like a bad film to watch, not so.

Because this has a good bit of drama and a performance from an actor.

Portraying Bond who looked more serious in this role than ever before.

I felt this was solidly OK, and here below is why.

The story is slightly slower to start with than previous instalments.

But nevertheless shows us what the villain is doing and how vicious of.

A man he really is. I did think that this plot got slow through the.

Middle and may leave you bored just for a little, but it depends on how.

Much you are into the story. The story isn't bad or anything but what.

It doesn't bring is fireworks, the story just isn't fun enough to watch.

And even in the uneven plots in earlier Bonds they still brought an.

Entertaining ride along with them.

Timothy Dalton does a job here which I had huge respect for, he shook.

Off what people such as Roger Moore made the role and made it his own,.

With his darker view of events he still manages to have a slight charm.

And seems sometimes like he could actually be a real special agent. I.

Felt the villain also had an air of believability around him, the actor.

Robert Davi seemed to bring another rational character here and as the.

Drug lord he is, he didn't come across as too ambitious as so many.

Previous villains have had. Everyone else does a good job here too and.

The entire cast seem quite perfect for the characters they portray.

Written and directed quite well, I did feel the writing could have been.

Slightly better because it just seemed as previously said that the.

Story doesn't offer enough to us the viewer, and Bond could have gone.

On a much more smartly made adventure. It lacks the major stunts we see.

All the way through previous films but does maybe two massive stunts.

Which even for Bond are big on a large scale, they were highlights of.

This film.

The film doesn't have a big mistake or something it does bad it just.

Isn't full of entertainment and as you can see it is a running thing.

Through the movie. The plot its much darker and maybe you could say.

That it is unnecessary violence but others may respect it, I feel.

People will be mixed as to whether much is wrong here.

Bond fans should like it as it contains all the elements it usually.

Does and all the trademarks of the franchise, although I feel because.

The dark element comes in some may dislike it's change away from big.

Action/explosions and big stunts as it is subdued slightly. Anyone.

Could like this who likes action adventure films as this has it all,.

But as I have said a lot now, the film maybe lacks the fun we expected.

To see from this and could not be the most entertaining of Bonds to.

See.

Overall I give this a high 6/10, a Solidly OK movie, not near being Good but it.

Is far from just an average movie. With this just take it easy whilst.

Watching, try to savour Daltons last performance as Bond and make for.

Yourself where he ranks amongst the Bonds through the years. One last.

Thing to say about this movie is this was also the last with a lot of.

People so this is truly the last film of the original creators etc, a.

Sad thing to see to have them go but the future get's brighter trust.

Me.