Review of No Time to Die (2021) by Bertobellamy — 08 Oct 2021

Way better than the 'Spectre' fiasco, but still not great as 'Skyfall.'

'No Time to Die' is an homage not just to the franchise as a whole — with many blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments — but to Daniel Craig himself, who says goodbye in the only way possible.

Despite visiting familiar places, the film manages to be entertaining; there's you'll usual gadgets and exotic locations, but Cary Fukunaga and the team of writers — including Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose touch tones down the macho persona around Bond — make the beloved spy face his past, his present, and certainly his future.

But, for me, the main problem of the film is the villain. I mean, you don't need to practically name your main villain "Lucifer" to imply that he's bad. But, seriously, Safin's motivations never seem clear, neither as his goals, beyond the obvious.

Also, I wish they had explored more of Lashana Lynch's character. There was a lot of potential there, but I think she was underdeveloped.

Anyway, the main objective of this film was getting rid of the bad taste after the last one, and giving Craig a proper send-off. And I'm glad they did it. Letting go is hard, but not even Bond can't fight the passing of time.