Fresh
All of the elements of the formula are there, but in pleasing moderation.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Dr. No
Now meet the most extraordinary gentleman spy in all fiction!
1962 · 1h 50m · PG
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Terence Young
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Dr. No
Overview
Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
Director and cast
- Terence Young Director
- Sean Connery as James Bond
- Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder
- Joseph Wiseman as Dr. No
- Jack Lord as Felix Leiter
- Anthony Dawson as Professor R. J. Dent
- Zena Marshall as Miss Taro
- John Kitzmiller as Quarrel
- Eunice Gayson as Sylvia Trench
- Bernard Lee as M
- Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Of course, it's nonsense -- pure, escapist bunk, with Bond, an elegant fellow, played by Sean Connery, doing everything (and everybody) that an idle day-dreamer might like to do.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
While it may appear tame by the standards of the later productions, it's an entertaining look back in movie history at a project that developed into a worldwide phenomenon.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
An entertaining piece of tongue-in-cheek action hokum.
Variety
Fresh
As memorable as anything in the series.
Time Out
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