Review of Live and Let Die (1973) by Jake A — 23 May 2017

With the incredibly sad and untimely passing of the legend that was Roger Moore, I have decided to review my three favourite films from his seven film run as the titular character that is James Bond. Live and Let Die is not only my first favourite of Moore's but also is his first Bond film and gave him a strong (albeit less than what Sean Connery got) start in the role and not only does Moore play the character different but the film itself is tonally different to the last official Bond film starring Connery.

The theme song is one of the best of the series, the action is great (features three different chases that are all action packed in varying ways), Moore makes a great first impression and holds his own throughout, Yaphet Kotto is a solid villain (with his voodoo henchmen and metal claw arm bodyguard) and the plot and script though not exactly the deepest are still engrossing enough and are more than able to sustain the film throughout its runtime.