Tomorrow Never Dies
The opening scene feels a little drawn out. Its good to see Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench together, and an introduction to Colin Salmon who I always liked (as basically a stand in for the unavailable Kitchner as Tanner), its good they kept him on. But the action sequence is just a bit bland. Theme song is unmemorable, its very not in the Cheryl Crow style and that probably doesn’t help it.
Sadly this along with most of the Brosnan era suffers from bad underwater CGI. You can level that at most films from about 1993 to 2004 so I’ll try and not let it get in the way. But when u see cgi torpedo looking crap compared to actual props and models from the 70’s and 80’s it disappoints.
I like the idea behind Carver but he’s just to OTT, the scene where Carver is discussing is evil plans to employees around the world is just too Dr Evil-esq. He lacks credibility as he’s so snidely bad. Stamper is ok as the lead henchman, it’s a shame Dr Kauffman has such a small role.
The remote-controlled car is a decent novelty and the carpark scene is fun even if it has a little to many convenient gadgets such as the wire cutter.
One of the film's strengths is Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin, she’s by far the most badass Bond Girl sidekick in the series. For first time I’d argue they could have given a character a spin off film. The film really picks up once she’s in it and the two make a good duo.
So after praising Joe Don Baker in Goldeneye I already sick of him now!
It’s a decent film, let down by a bland villain. I think in the series its actually a bit underrated. I liked it, I feel 6 is to low, but 7 is maybe too high. Ahhh feeling generous, a 7/10.
