Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by The R — 19 Oct 2012
"The Living Daylights" is Timothy Dalton's first outing as James Bond. Dalton is good as a more restrained and humourless Bond. The film all around is very competently directed and devoid of cheese, and features superior plotting and some impressive but not over-the-top set pieces.
Joe Don Baker's arms dealer is an uninteresting villain (not played straight enough for the film and not flamboyant enough to be memorable), but Maryam D'Abo's unusually vulnerable Bond girl adds some humanity to the proceedings.
This isn't one exactly top tier Bond, but it's close, and it's a shame Dalton didn't have more chances to play the character.
This review of The Living Daylights (1987) was written by The R on 19 Oct 2012.
The Living Daylights has generally received positive reviews.
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