A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
If Thunderball's gimmickry seems to overreach at times, Actor Connery gains assurance from film to film, by now delivers all his soppiest Jimcracks martini-dry.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
13 Oct 2008
fresh:
Classic 007 -- not the best picture in the long-running series, to be sure, but a more-than-worthwhile diversion for the action-loving escapist in us all.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The color is handsome. The scenery in the Bahamas is an irresistible lure. Even the violence is funny. That's the best I can say for a Bond film.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
There's visible evidence that the reported $5.5 million budget was no mere publicity figure; it's posh all the way.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
6 May 2008
rotten:
Slightly bloated Bond, with too much technology for my taste and a climactic slaughter that's a little too mindless to be much fun.