Review of No Time to Die (2021) by Thunderboltway — 14 Oct 2021
While Ramy Malek's character lacks menace, motivation, and logic, he only really shows up in the third act. The set pieces surrounding him look great, so it's easy to overlook his unimpressive threats, as he appears to pose no real danger to anyone in particular.
Having underlined that serious flaw, I gotta say: good god, man! the rest of the movie was AMAZING! So good that you often keep waiting for it to run out of steam, and so it does eventually deflate a little as the film funnels the otherwise surprising script into the stereotypical Bond villain/lair/monologue setup, but I absolutely loved how it got there. As much as it pains me to say, a watch of the mediocre 4th film SPECTRE definitely helped my understanding of this film, so watch them back to back if you (dare) want the full experience.
First Two Acts: BRILLIANT.
Third Act: A mixed bag.
Daniel Craig: Knocked it out of the park.
Rating: 8.5 plus .5 bonus points for the A.
This review of No Time to Die (2021) was written by Thunderboltway on 14 Oct 2021.
No Time to Die has generally received positive reviews.
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