Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999) by Matthew C — 03 Apr 2010
An action packed opening, featuring a gorgeous hit-woman and a boat chase through London, gets you right back into the Bond attitude. Unfortunately, it's all down hill from there. Q turns over the gadget buffoonery to John Cleese, and it really, really doesn't work (though his final exit is pitch perfect).
It's implied that the bad guy is going to be some kind of ultra-scary super villain, but he turns out to be a dull thug. The twists and turns are obvious and the general plot is boring. That's sort of the problem with where the Bond franchise was at this point.
Everyone seems to be phoning it in. The name's Bored, Really Bored.
This review of The World Is Not Enough (1999) was written by Matthew C on 03 Apr 2010.
The World Is Not Enough has generally received mixed reviews.
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