Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by Ian S — 20 Jul 2008

A far imporvement over A View to a Kill. Timothy Dalton brings a harder edge to Bond and delivers in.

This review of The Living Daylights (1987) was written by Ian S on 20 Jul 2008.

The Living Daylights has generally received positive reviews.

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