Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by Connor F — 24 Oct 2012

A great debut for Timothy Dalton, removing the disappointments of Moore's final two outings with this thriller that sees Bond trying to expose a corrupt member of the KGB.

There's less silliness but a place for wit, less grand set pieces but instead some staggering action sequences such as the pre credits fight on a jeep or the final battle hanging out the back of a plane.

Dalton may not make Bond as suave and cool as Connery could, but he makes him feel very real, passionate and controlled. It's an understated but pitch perfect vision of the character to match the direction of the script.

There may not be any iconic moments for Bond fans to drool over, but its a slick machine that hopefully shocked the living daylights out of anyone who ever doubted Bond could be good again...