| RATING: | 60% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
A rather bloated movie,with scenes that lack tension because they last too long - the producers clearly wanted to display as much as they can of the equally-bloated budget.
The special effects were starting to take over from characterization and plot, at this stage in the series, and the fact that there are so many continuity errors suggests haste in the production. Individual scenes are excellent in themselves, but never really cohere - as the best Bonds do. Because the plot is straight out of Austin Powers, it has little to say about the political situation of the time - both cultural and sexual.
The girls are as lovely to look at as always - especially Luciana PALUZZIand the gadgets are fun, but the series was beginning to lose some of its innocent charm. Claudine AUGERis beautiful but bland, although PALLUZI more than makes up for this deficiency. There is also less humor than in previous 007outings, the lack of which unflatteringly lays bare the essentially-outlandish comic-strip nature of the series.
The additional problem here is the fact that 25% of the film is shot underwater; making the action scenes necessarily slow. This is not compensated for by fast-enough cutting; making this an unnecessarily long Bond. Nevertheless, Sean CONNERYis still the best of all possible Bonds in the worst of all possible worlds.
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