The Shakespearian Bond

Rating: 5/10 (13 February 2020)

+ Positives
Beautifully filmed and concisely staged action with some excellent ham from Javiar Bardem. A genuinely moving finale.

Negatives

The most overrated Bond film by a country mile. By crowding out any high stakes with cartoonish posturing, we're left with a petty retread of the worst bits of The World Is Not Enough (Villain is on a vendetta to kill M). Some terribly contrived plot details stand bare and Thomas Newman's jaunty score wanders into his comfort range.