The Living Daylights

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Benjamin H Timothy Dalton cooks up a dark and more compelling iteration of Bond in this gritty, mindful and superbly paced adventure that packs a lot of punch and feels more in-tune with the spy elements and gadgetry that this franchise is known for, however it is also a film that presents a plot that is too intricate in my opinion with one-dimensional villains. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Adi 1 Living Daylights while features some good action scenes. It's weak plot and stretched climax bring it down to a level of mediocre spy flick. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review SwirlyJoe One of the best in series. See it or you will go to hell. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review Justin B An excellent chapter of the James Bond series. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Over 35 years old and one of the more mature installments in the long-running James Bond franchise Crazy it was the 15th entry making $191.2 million globally Bond is assigned to protect KGB agent Koskov defect who informs him that a policy assassinating defectors is held by Pushkin Bond also has to deal with a counterplot with a shady arms dealer A few Russian assassins create a complication surrounding a girl, Kara Milovy It's a shame Timothy Dalton only had 2 outings as James Bond But he brings a real raw grittiness to the character and surprisingly lots of weight This was Joe Don Baker's first time entering the franchise too I kept forgetting John-Rhys Davies was in this I like Kara the love interest, central relationship serves the dual purpose of softening the more severe tone and at least gesturing at the possibility of the Bond movies maturing a bit There’s less sleeping around probably as a reaction to the AIDS crisis going on Fun action scenes particularly the climax with the plane in Afghanistan The movie at the time restored a bit of jeopardy and fortitude to the series sticking closer to the tone of Ian Fleming's novels Yet it was catching up at the end of the 80s reaching the end of the Cold War Plus it served as a precursor to Daniel Craig taking the role later The plot has a reputation for being a little impenetrable, but it’s merely a bit convoluted in its mystery leanings This was also composer John Barry's final turn doing the score, the song by A-Ha is good as well Dalton and director John Glenn bring a much needed edge to the series Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/01/23 Full Review Jason R Best Bond movie of the franchise Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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