Confused plot and digressive globe trotting notwithstanding, the best Bond in years.
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06/24/06
The Living Daylights (1987)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:24
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this installment of the James Bond series, Agent 007 (Timothy Dalton) is assigned to protect a Russian defector (Maryam d'Abo) from the KGB. When the defection proves to be an elaborate ploy,... [More]
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam D'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker
Director: John Glen
Reviews for The Living Daylights
Top Critic
After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds, The Living Daylights brings in a new 007 in Timothy Dalton, who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time.
10/13/08
Top CriticA pure back-to-basics action-adventure spy drama which mostly delivers.
09/11/01
Top CriticWith its weak plotting and distinterested performances, this is a misfire on nearly every level.
10/13/08
Top CriticDalton is an engaging Bond, d'Abo is coolly alluring, and Krabbe is the epitome of the double-dealing spy master.
10/13/08
Top CriticDalton is a solid, serious, but a bit colorless as Bond. Still, the action is good.
02/14/03
No review available.
08/16/06
No review available.
12/01/03
No review available.
01/23/04
I'm one of the few people who really liked Timothy Dalton as James Bond.
10/08/05
It was somehow more entertaining than how it sounds.
02/17/09
Dalton, with his athletic sort of Brit-yuppie work ethic and romantic streak, comes out all right.
01/01/00
No review available.
06/11/05
Mr. Dalton, the latest successor to the role of James Bond, is well equipped for his new responsibilities. He has enough presence, the right debonair looks and the kind of energy that the Bond series has lately been lacking.
05/20/03
Top CriticHasn't aged well -- but it was once a refreshing change of pace.
04/15/03
Dalton brought to the part a strong dramatic presence, a heightened sensitivity, a greater human vulnerability than ever before, and a decided seriousness.
01/01/00
Sadly underrated Bond entry with an absolutely classic theme tune by A-ha.
02/03/03
This is the Bond film the fans have been waiting for a very long time.
01/01/00
This Bond is as fast on his feet as with his wits; an ironic scowl creases his face; he's battle ready yet war-weary.
10/13/08
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