The film for the most part is a tale of personal revenge, if it is perhaps the most grounded Bond films to date. This paints the broadest of picture for the movie, but actually does a good job of telling you all. The film sees Bond being suspended from MI6 as he pursues drugs lord Franz Sanchez, who has attacked his CIA friend Felix Leiter and murdered Felix’s wife during their honeymoon. Wiki has a tiny summary on this movie, let’s get that first: One of the few to show blood on screen, and even have some rather graphic deaths and torture scenes, but it still has some of that Bond charm though not as much as the rest of the series. Yes, this is a dark film for the franchise. I feel like a lot of the qualities that Craig gets praised for now, is what people kind of disliked about Dalton, which I always found funny.
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Lazenby spends half his movie in a skirt (yes, I know it isn’t!) and we haven’t gotten to Brosnan yet, but he plays a more suave and sophisticated Bond than cold-blooded killer. We’ve already noted that Roger Moore turns into a clown. While Connery always looked like someone you didn’t cross, he had his comical moments as well. Dalton brings a deadly side to Bond that very few actors have before or since. Unlike Casino Royale though, I also think this movie has an interesting villain and henchmen dynamic. A story that’s fairly grounded and not grandiose is also on display here. A Bond who is more brute force than suave spy is here. A lot of the things that Daniel Craig and Casino Royale get praised for are on display in this film as well.
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For a Bond film, there’s very little in the way of exotic locations, gadgets and the likes.įor me, I feel like License to Kill is a Bond movie before it’s time. It is either loved for bringing a hard edge back to Bond or despised for being so well grounded. License to Kill is an interesting movie among the Bond legion.
After making his debut in the fun The Living Daylights, Dalton makes his departure in the next film, License to Kill.
If not for George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton would have the shortest tenure as James Bond.
In celebration of 50 years, and to countdown to the release of Skyfall, one fan shares his journey through the series in “From Fandom with Love.” For 50 years, the James Bond franchise has captivated millions around the world.
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