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After Sean Connery quit the role of James Bond, we saw George Lazenby give a performance as the agent in On Her Majesty's Secret Service that was true to Fleming's literary character: hard hitting and vulnerable, with a bit of a mean streak. While this was good to see from a die hard fan's point of view, it proved less entertaining, and for the next Bond film in 1971, Diamonds Are Forever, Mr. Charisma Sean Connery came back for one more film before passing the mantle over to Roger Moore.
The Plot
With revenge on the mind as much as stopping the international crime lord, James Bond once again faces his nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Anxious to stop a diamond smuggling ring, Bond is sent to Vegas to pose as a diamond dealer, where he faces the deadly pairing of killers Mr Wint and Mr Kidd, Blofeld's associates, as well as the two female minders, Bambi and Thumper. Whilst there, Bond uncovers Blofeld's plot to create a diamond laser positioned in space, where he can hold the world to ransom. Armed with a host of gadgets from Q and equipped with a whole load of double entendres of his own, Bond faces possibly his toughest mission yet.
The Cast and Performances
Sean Connery looks a lot older as Bond, but it still does not detract from his performance. The only negative I have is that there is less of the 'real' Bond that we saw in O.H.M.S.S. from Lazenby, and Connery has turned Bond back into a happy go lucky cheeky agent. Charles Gray takes the role of Blofeld, and does okay, though neither he nor Telly Savalas came close to the excellent Donald Pleasance in the role.
Putter Smith and Bruce Glover are excellently chilling and eerie as the two killers Mr Kidd and Mr Wint. Bond girls this time around are Jill St John as Tiffany Case and Lana Wood as Plenty O'Toole. Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewellyn and Lois Maxwell return as M, Q and Miss Moneypenny. The remainder of the cast give good support.
My Opinion
I have two views. If I were to ignore the previous Bond films, and was not looking for this to conform to the mould, and just watching a stand alone film, I would love this, especially the tongue in cheek from the cast. However, I cannot break away from the Bond mould as it was intended, and thus Connery, who is obviously having fun, knowing this would be his last foray into EON's Bond films, gives the secret agent a different personality.
Lazenby would probably have still been Bond were it not for his after-production antics and the demand for more money for the role, but Connery is the ultimate Bond - there is no taking that away. Director Guy Hamilton has done very well with the scenery - Vegas and its surroundings are perfect for such a film. I enjoyed this film, but it didn't have enough of the hard Bond image I like so much.
Conclusion
Good return for Connery to Bond, but not my favourite.
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
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