An average movie

The other day, I noticed something funny. Indeed, even though I always considered Roger Moore the weakest James Bond, or at least, the least interesting one, I came to realize that I actually didn't really dislike any James Bond installments involving this guy (on the other hand, none of them are among my favorites either). Anyway, coming to our main feature, I thought it was a decent James Bond flick with the usual trick and treats. To be honest, in my opinion, there was absolutely nothing really original about the plot but the action scenes were (as usual) rather spectacular and it was entertainig enough. It was also pretty neat to see a very young Carole Bouquet, quite a famous actress in France, in such a huge international blockbuster and she was definitely a pretty good Bond girl. It is interesting to point that, at the time, Steven Spielberg who was still a young upcoming director was very interested in directing a James Bond flick and he was almost chosen to direct this movie but it didn’t happen after all. Apparently, they decided to take a step back after ‘Moonraker’ which was quite far-out and they went for something a little bit more down-to-earth with some decent results. To conclude, even though I have never been a huge fan of this franchise, this was a solid installment and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10