The World Is Not Enough
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Movie Reviews of The World Is Not Enough
Movie Review: Shaken--Not Stirred
Summary: 2 Stars
Yet once more 007 toys with the gadgets and girls--and saves the world when nobody else can. >yawn< The greatest flaw in THIS Bond film is the way the screenwriters have tried to add "psychological complexity" to the villains. The result is that many intelligent viewers will have mixed feeling about their deaths at the hands of Bond. The male villain is given a heart (not of gold, but perhaps of silver) and has good motives for hating the British government. The female villain (the ever-adorable Sophie Marceau) is likewise given pretty good reasons to hate these people. Bond, as usual, is given the personal morality of a stray dog, but what makes him most disagreeable in THIS outing is the way the writers have him gratuitously gun down the e-a Mlle Marceau--who is both insane AND unarmed at the time! Ever hear of shooting to wound, Mr. Bond? Or just grabbing the phone from her hand? Roger Ebert thought this Bond film had a better plot than is usually the case, but I am convinced, given the "needs" of the plot to make the audience "care" about who wins and loses (even on a comedy-adventure level), that there is a fatal flaw in the design. THIS film, contrary to its intention, often has us perversely rooting for the so-called bad guys.Movie Review: A GREAT ONE!
Summary: 5 Stars
This Bond flick is amazing,the boat chase scence,the hot air baloon blows up,Bond goes t the bank and Cigar Girl shoots and kills Lachice,MI6 Fire Scene,Zukovsky falls in oil,Zukovsky's death,Renard takes off in a submarine and Elektra's death and Renard's death.This movie is like so great(even though I closed my eyes when nakey people were on the movie)and I recomend it to any James Bond fan.Movie Review: Dark, moody chapter in the Bond saga
Summary: 4 Stars
A series that has lasted as long and been as successful as the James Bond movie series could not have lasted this long without occasionally altering the formula. This approach has resulted in such disparate entries as 1979's James Bond-in-space adventure, "Moonraker", and 1989's deadly serious revenge mission, "Licence to Kill". Along those same lines, viewers who might have been turned off by the over-the-top spectacle that was 2003's "Die Another Day" are encouraged to check out its predecessor, 1999's "The World is Not Enough" (hereafter referred to as TWINE). Easily the most dark and morose of all of the Bond films, TWINE has been somewhat lost in the shuffle in the years since its release; it's most likely the least-known of all of Pierce Brosnan's adventures. Yet I feel it's the best likely candidate for an eventual cult following. While TWINE has the standard Bond action sequences, silly double entendres, and sexy "Bond girls", those aren't the movie's strongest asset. Rather, the movie becomes a worthy addition to the series due to the interaction and depth of the characters, as well as the movie's subtly touching upon and drawing on Bond's past adventures, most notably "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (not coincidentally, the Bond movie that has probably developed the biggest cult following after its disappointing turn at the box office).After a wealthy businessman is assassinated following one of Bond's missions, Bond is sent in to protect the businessman's daughter, named Elektra, from the same fate. The man behind all of this is Renard, who can feel no pain after a failed shooting left him with a bullet in his brain. It becomes obvious very quickly that Bond feels a personal connection with Elektra, and a deep desire to protect her from Renard. Pierce Brosnan, in his best performance up to that point as 007, conveys this deep connection with great earnestness. I would say its the first time we've seen Bond care this deeply for someone since "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
As good as the movie is, it does suffer on a few counts - one flaw comes with the casting of Denise Richards as the nuclear scientist Dr. Christmas Jones. Although nowhere near as bad as she was made out to be at the time the movie was released, her fluffy performance, combined with an undeveloped character, contrasts with the serious, thoughtful performances given by the other actors. And although Robert Carlyle does a fine job as Renard, the character never quite fulfills the promise that the premise of a "man who can feel no pain" holds.
TWINE is a worthy addition to the ever-growing James Bond series, and it makes itself stand out by making the characters, rather than the explosions, matter. It gives James Bond an added depth and reveals a new side to a character who has been in the public consciousness for over 40 years. Perhaps not the best place to start getting into the series, but a rich film that rewards patience and repeated viewings.
Movie Review: More Like a Bond Film Than "Goldeneye"
Summary: 4 Stars
With the Roger Moore films clearly an influence, "The World is Not Enough" straddles the line between camp and adventure, satire and seriousness, in a largely by-the-numbers adventure that will remind you too much of previous Bonds. Pierce Brosnan returns as 007, not quite as sharp as he was in "Tomorrow Never Dies," but certainly older and with more gadgets. In this one, he teams up with physicist(!) Denise Richards (whose acting style is about as painful as Tanya Roberts' was in the moronic "A View to a Kill") to thwart the evil plans of man-eater Sophie Marceau and her terrorist boyfriend, a completely underused Robert Carlyle. The basic idea is good, but too often the script only makes passing reference to the issues it raises. So, viewers who want to see what happens with a villain that cannot feel pain are expected to be satisfied instead with a standard hand-to-hand fight scene; those anticipating a humanized Bond's wounds to become central to the story will discover they must make due with simply seeing him for a while with an arm sling. Still, the opening teaser sequence is almost worth the price of admission alone, as are the film's score and production values, which are certainly better than those in "Goldeneye." Consider this one miss, a little too far than near.Movie Review: This is one of the very best .
Summary: 5 Stars
Rank 3 of 23. I saw a presidential survey asking which was the greatest president ever. Washington was number 1, Clinton and George W Bush were tied for number 2. Sometimes that which you saw most recently is deemed the best you have seen. Being aware of this I still say that the 22nd bond movie made is my third favorite, recentcy being not relavent. The new "owner" of the bond enterprise finally keep her politics in check a little bit by just having the writers create strong, interesting and at the same time beautiful female characters to balance and play off of Brosnan's charisma. M (Bonds female boss) actually was part of the plot this time. Denise Richards as a 22 year, built and gorgeous nuclear physicist was a stretch, but I smiled and accepted it. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau) is deliciously powerful, vulnerable and beautiful. For families there is no cursing with only a suggestion of sex and nudity. This was to be Desmond Llewelyn's (Q) last bond film, but sadly he died shortly after its release in a car accident, preventing any cameo's that health considerations might have allowed. I still think that Tim Dalton was closest to the Fleming novels bond, but Brosnan is so good that he will probably rank as the second best bond after Sean Connery.