Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999) by D.j. C — 11 Oct 2010

Pierce brings a little bit of an edge to Bond in this film - something that we haven't seen him do previously - and it works.. While I consider Goldeneye to still be Brosnan's best outing (as a whole) as James Bond, I dare say The World Is Not Enough might be his best acting performance in the role. While trying to track down the man who killed a fellow Double-O agent and a wealthy british oil tycoon, things start skewing a little more personal than 007 would like. While doing a favor for M, that being to shadow the oil tycoon's daughter Elektra (for fear that she might be under attack as well) Bond finds the man who responsible for the 2 killings - a man, who thanks to a bullet lodged in his head, can feel no physical pain (a nice throwback to the old school Connery/Moore type of villain) - things suddenly don't appear as they seem, and Bond must figure out who truly is the real villain?..

The only real downside to this film, is Denise Richards, and Denise Richard's acting. She was obviously thrown in the role after the success of the erotic film "Wild Things". But the producers must've been won over more by her body than her acting ability - as every bit of dialog she speaks is about as painful to listen to, as Tanya Roberts' from "A View To A Kill". As sensational as this movie tries to be at times, it still never strayed too far away from center for me - and I think it's definitely one of the more underrated films in the series.