Directed by:
Lee TamahoriCinematography:
David TattersallComposer:
David ArnoldCast:
Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Kenneth Tsang, Emilio Echevarría (more)VOD (3)
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When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) finds himself captured by the enemy, abandoned by MI6 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy (Halle Berry), a frosty agent (Rosamund Pike) and a shadowy billionaire (Toby Stephens) whose business is diamonds but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees! (official distributor synopsis)
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As of 2002, Die Another Day was the most bombastic, most spectacular and most elaborate and flashiest Bond flick yet. It’s also the goofiest and most entertaining. Within the franchise, it’s a similar turning point as Lethal Weapon 4 was in that franchise. Bond chases two Batman-esque villains in an invisible car and when he eliminates them, the head of the American National Security Agency, Michael Madsen, contentedly lights a cigarette, referencing his Vic Vega character from Reservoir Dogs. Halle Berry gets special recognition for attractiveness, as she beautifully combines feminine fragility with the diligence and aggressiveness of an agent. Conversely, the casting of Madonna was a mistake here. For me, the only thing that keeps this exciting movie (though it is a bit drawn out in the last third) from getting the highest rating is its slightly over-the-top silliness. By the final scene, I had started seeing both of the bad guys as Power Rangers action figures.
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Brosnan's run in Bond films generally didn't sit well with me, but what the creators did in Die Another Day was truly awful. Digitally, it's absolutely horrible. In the belief that special effects would bring it to life, another sci-fi Bond film was created, but compared to the great Moonraker, it's completely unrecognizable. Moonraker is excellent, even in terms of special effects. This film is a demonstration of how special effects can look bad. The acting is needlessly exaggerated and bad, and the script is uninteresting. Never again. For me, this is the weakest Bond film of all.
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Visually the most robust and opulent Bond film in a very long time, considering that today's trend is economical, raw, and down-to-earth filmmaking. The hazy digital effects can be survived, there aren't so many of them, but overall, it's occasionally too over the top. Pierce Brosnan delivers his lines decently and the Bond girls are a good. A number exotic locations, great action, and a loaded technical side, but it lacks charm, tension and atmosphere. A wild ride and a culmination of one decade of filmmaking.
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A typical modern Bond film packed with technology, digital effects, and dynamic action. I find it challenging to review similar productions because I'm not a fan of the genre. On one hand, it's a high-budget film with plenty of visually appealing scenes, and both the direction and acting are decently executed. There are charming moments in the film, such as the verbal showdown between Pierce Brosnan and John Cleese. On the other hand, the same criticism applies to this film as to most Bond films. In terms of the screenplay, it's utter nonsense, although thankfully it doesn't take itself too seriously. I can't give it four stars, but it certainly deserves no less than three. By the way, they're a decent three stars. Overall impression: 65%.
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After Casino Royale it’s hard just to sit down and rate previous Bond movies. Not that it was so much better. It’s more like it’s completely different. The main plus of Die Another Day is that it’s entertaining, humorous and peppered with allusions to the preceding 20 years of Bond history. But not just that. Lots of excellent sequences appear in this movie, including the captivating chase on the ice that made me drool with bliss (I always loved the gadgets in the Bond cars). The Bond girls are also great and the villain suitably repulsive. The stumbling block though are the special effects. The horribly over-CGI-ed shots spoil any joy about Bond’s escapes and about the invisible Aston Martin. Such a shame. Nonetheless, this is a dignified farewell to Pierce Brosnan will two zeros and a seven for luck. Because Die Another Day is his best Bond movie after Golden Eye.
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