License to Kill was the first film in the Bond franchise to get a PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America .
The film earned over $ 156 million worldwide , and enjoyed a generally positive critical reception , with ample praise for the stunts , but attracted some criticism of Dalton 's dark and violent interpretation of Bond and the fact that the film was significantly darker and more violent than its predecessors , resulting in the film 's PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association of America ( the first for the franchise ) .
Licence to Kill