A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
A solid but somewhat by-the-numbers entry in the James Bond cycle.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
28 Jul 2008
rotten:
The 18th James Bond movie features the usual saturation bombardment.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
10 Nov 2008
rotten:
Bond is just a glorified stuntman now; he's lost his license to thrill.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011
rotten:
If Connery was Sexy Bond and George Lazenby was One-Shot Bond and Roger Moore was Geezer Bond and Timothy Dalton was Bored Bond, then Brosnan should be Posh Bond.