Review of The Living Daylights (1987) by Caspar R — 11 Dec 2009

I so love Timothy Dalton and was looking forward to him as Bond! Too bad he got such horrible scripts and directors who allowed him to be so cartoonish!

This review of The Living Daylights (1987) was written by Caspar R on 11 Dec 2009.

The Living Daylights has generally received positive reviews.

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