Review of The World Is Not Enough (1999) by Paul K — 19 Jan 2010

The 19th Bond film is one of the most pathetic. James Bond is a emotional wimp, M is a stupid grandmother, and the so called "world's dangerous terrorist" with the banal alias of "Renard" acts like a school boy with a crush. This appearantly is all the doing of one silly little girl named Elektra King who wants to regain control of her family's oil company and is obessed with letting the world know. King is appearantly is so evil she can make everyone turn into third rate soap opera stars gushing over their emotions instead of thinking logically. This film makes everything so personal to the point of being a joke. Everyone has something whine about or some regret. The World is Not Enough is far removed from Ian Fleming's books which were targeted for warm-blooded metrosexuals. Yes folks, Bond is a 90's man and he's not afraid to cry.

The action scenes are dull and sometimes badly executed and the plot is far too convoluted even for a Bond film. I will admit this film is actually pretty stylish in terms of clothes and set decor but the dreary cinematography hampers the film's image quite a bit. I would say the last major insult was the return of Goldeneye's Valentin Zukovsky who is now just a comical fop as opposed to be a ruthless Russian gangster with a sense of humor. No, they had throw in Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist. Not even Ed Wood could have bought something that stupid. Do yourself a favor and don't bother with this Tom Clancy Soap Opera.