Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999) by Whizzy_Elephant — 13 Feb 2019

Not particularly satisfying, the one word I would use to describe this film is "heavy". The first third is excellent, yet as the darkness of the nuclear desert base comes into play the film changes tone and struggles to generate an inviting aura.

I'm not too upset by Denise Richard's performance, she isn't the worst bond girl, i'm more disappointed by just how Sophie Marceau and Robert Carlyle fail to develop a convincing chemistry. Much of the film, especially in the second half, lacks lighting and is just not interesting. We do get a variety of locations, some of them great, but almost half of the film is skippable worthy, especially concerning the side plots with Valentin Zukovsky.

Overall it's a very average film, but a fairly poor Bond entry.