Fresh
Sean Connery plays 007 with his usual finesse.
Variety Staff, Variety
You Only Live Twice
...and "twice" is the only way to live!
1967 · 1h 57m · PG
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
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You Only Live Twice
Overview
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Tired, poorly paced Bond from 1967, with Sean Connery displaying his discontent.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Rotten
This noisy and wildly violent picture... is evidently pegged to the notion that nothing succeeds like excess. And because it is shamelessly excessive, it is about a half-hour too long.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Rotten
This one is top-heavy with gadgets but weak on plotting and getting everything to work at the same time.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
The plot is the problem. It stretches the limits of credibility, even as that word is applied to Bond movies.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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