There is some slack. A little of the plotting is sloppy (it relies a touch too much on ‘magic computers’), a confrontation with a Komodo Dragon seems out of place and the ending works on a thematic level (very well) but lacks a bit of punch. It’s also fairly backwards looking, a musical sting accompa-
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nying the Aston Martin seems a little like patting itself on the back instead of getting on with the job and slightly oddly the whole thing functions as a Bond Begins Again. Again. With things such as the return of Q (splendidly played by Ben Whishaw) and a slightly more quippy Bond it’s a moving of
the franchise into what many may think is it’s classic position.
David Smith
Rating:
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82