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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) is the 18th Bond film, and the second starring Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Brosnan's first outing as Bond in Goldeneye in 1995 was a great success following a 6 year gap since Timothy Dalton's Bond in Licence to Kill in1989. Goldeneye bridged the gap following the end of the Cold War and the reduction of Soviet villains for Bond, and paved the way for a more modern Bond dealing with more topical issues, as we see here in Tomorrow Never Dies.
The Plot
Despite the efforts of James Bond to prevent him, American terrorist Henry Gupta acquires a GPS encoder used by British forces to sell to media giant Elliot Carver, who plans to use the encoder to start a war between China and the Unted Kingdom. Unaware of this, but suspicious of Carver, Bond is sent undercover to find out what is going on, and to rpevent an all out war.
The Cast and Performances
Pierce Brosnan has another successful run as James Bond in this, his second Bond film. The actor has taken the role on and audiences have enjoyed him in a more modern portrayal of Ian Fleming's character, and the suave charisma mixes well with Brosnan's ability to be a convincing action actor. Jonathan Pryce is very good as villain Carver, creating a menacing appearance aided by the vicious Mr Stamper, ably acted by Gotz Otto.
Teri Hatcher plays Carver's wife, who happens to be a former girlfriend of James Bond. She does very well, as does Michelle Yeoh as Bond's opposite number from China, Wai Lin. Joe Don Baker reprises his role as Jack Wade from Goldeneye, and Ricky Jay is convincing as terrorist Gupta.
Desmond Llewelyn, Dame Judi Dench and Samantha Bond return in their roles as Q, M and Miss Moneypenny, and the remainder of the cast support very well.
My Opinion
The plot of this film is a solid one from the Bond team, but it is not the plot that makes the film as good as it is. The character development is a strand here that is rarely encouraged in Bond films, but the relationship between Bond and M is once again examined, with Dench and Brosnan sparking an on-screen chemistry that wows the viewer. Two great performers at work here. Desmond Llewelyn's role as Q has been one of the most consistent roles in any series of films, and he has moved with the times, as have his gadgets.
This was the first Bond film to be made since the death of Cubby Broccoli, the producer of the previous 17 Bond films. His daughter Barbara has taken over a lot of the production work since, along with Michael G Wilson, and there was also a change in the director's chair for this film, with Roger Spottiswoode taking a turn at the helm of Bond.
One thing the Bond team wanted from this film was box office success, in continuance with the huge success of Goldeneye. While there was success, Tomorrow Never Dies did not rise straight to the top of the box office chart as it was released on the same day as Titanic - not necessarily an error on anyone's part, for who would have thought anything else could have outsold a Bond film? But it did, even though the total amount taken at the box office was more than Goldeneye.
Bond musical legend John Barry again opted out of adapting music for the film, but recommended David Arnold, (who strangely enough happens to be my brother's godfather!!!). Arnold scored the film, which includes the title track performed by Sheryl Crow.
I enjoyed this Bond film very much. I am a fan of the Brosnan Bond films, as I like the more modern feel of them. There is not so much of the magic of some of the older Bond films, but the gadgetry and special effects are amazing, and make the films spectacles as well as movies.
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Advantages: stunning action set pieces, stunning locations, stunning Michelle Yeoh, stunning music by David Arnold Disadvantages: Carver's henchman needs to have more character, more inhumanity in a comic book way
Advantages: 007's Greatest hits, plus a cracking return to force with David Arnold's Soundtrack Disadvantages: Erm, not many - other than the fact it was hyped to kingdom come
CavScott 24.07.2002 (24.07.2002)
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