A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
It is exhausted and exhausting, an old joke retold once too often.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
13 Oct 2008
rotten:
A View to a Kill is often numbered among the worst of the series, but, upon closer inspection, this film is a vast improvement over Octopussy.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
As lavishly escapist as they are, the latest James Bond films have become strenuous to watch, now that the business of maintaining Bond's casual savoir-faire looks like such a monumental chore.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
While Bond pics have always traded heavily on the camp value of its characters, A View to a Kill almost attacks the humor, practically winking at the audience with every move.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
12 Sep 2008
rotten:
This one, directed by John Glen, just follows the numbers, plodding from one unimaginative set piece to the next.