Review of No Time to Die (2021) by Teatom — 29 Nov 2021

He never really felt like Bond, for me.

Craig always seemed closer to the angry, grumpy action hero, that Dalton played, rather than the suave spy, played by Connery, Moore and Brosnan. It would be nice to return to that form of actor, by giving us a cool, smooth actor, like Chiwetel Ejiofor, rather than yet another action hero, like Idris Elba.

If action heroes are your thing, you'll find another, overly long, Bond in name only, action movie, here. Like Skyfall, expect a big, middle act lull, before an unsatisfying climax.

It's by the beats and doesn't differentiate itself from any of the other Craig Bond movies, or indeed most action movies, over the past 15 years. It plays it safe. Has some unfunny quips, some loudly telegraphed twists and on the whole will be easily forgotten.

An easy watch, which will let you text, check your social media, chat to people, go to the bathroom, fix a drink, and pay 50% of your attention to, throughout, without demanding more from you....

....And afterwards you can update your status, telling your followers what a triumph it was.

Mission accomplished.