Many Fleming purists hate it, although personally I feel it is an enjoyable film. It's by no means a classic, but it has some good sequences, and Moore does a much better job than had been done in the last three Bond films. The plot, fortunately, takes Bond back to the Caribbean, where all three long-lasting Bond's have started. But 007 starts by heading to NY, to investigate the murder of one of three British agents killed in the surprisingly powerful pre-intro sequence. Dr Kananga, a San Monique diplomat, is the only link between the two, and 007's suspicions are soon aroused when he learns of ties with a Harlem drugs guru, Mr Big.
Bond is captures and meets Solitaire, Kananga's psychic prisoner.
There, after seducing CIA agent Rosie Carver who is killed soon after by her actual employers, Kananga's men, Bond uses the help of CIA agent Quarrel Jr to get to San Monique. He breaks into Kananga's HQ, and seduces Solitaire before escaping together. While leaving, they find massive drug fields. He plans to flood the US market with heroine and gain a monopoly. Bond escapes, blows up a drugs plant, and rushes to San Monique.