Review of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) by Peter N — 09 Nov 2012

It seems like the series began throwing in all the cliche elements of the formula, and omitting everything else that has set the Bond series apart from the other spy films it has inspired. Tomorrow Never Dies is the first in a series of action-packed Bond films that are otherwise hollow and uninteresting.

Pierce Brosnan is much more comfortable in the role of Bond, which the producers obviously mistook as a sign that they should portray him as untouchable and invincible. The plot never really gets interesting and one wonders who came up with the idea that an eccentric newspaper editor/tycoon would be a good villain.

Michelle Yeoh is one of the most unique and entertaining Bond girls, but apart from her and Bond, nobody else really shines. The souped-up BMW starts getting a little ridiculous and foreshadows even more obnoxious gadgets featured in the next few films, but the chase sequence is at least entertaining if not entirely memorable.