Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by Sgt. C — 27 Apr 2014

(60%).

Like a lot of Bond movies this is very much of its time, which is a nice way to say that it's dated, and 80's through and through. Although not everything is out of date. The Afghan government still has a foreign nation fighting its enemies for them in exchange for opium. So according to American and British world police policy, communism is worse than terrorism? It's official, real world politics makes less sense than Bond movie fun and games. Dalton is a clear attempt to bring some edge back to the character, which does work even though thanks to the pretty average script he's a little too bland overall. With it being a Bond movie it's entertaining, and thanks to its current affairs based plot, a little informative too, just very middle of the road to say the least.