Not at all to the dismay of Jonathan Pryce, who I like in many other things, just isn't given enough to work with here. Tomorrow Never Dies, like many other Bond films, struggles to ever lift off because of the lackluster baddie. It only makes sense when the villain make sense within the context of the story. Bond films rely on having capable and memorable villains for them to live on like they have. Sadly, the material behind his next such outing wouldn't have Brosnan's back nearly as much.īottom line: Sociopath Media Show Less Show MoreĪ hero is only as good as its villain. Action aside, Michelle Yeoh as hard-hitting Chinese spy Wai Lin proves way more memorable than Bond's ex-girlfriend, played by Teri Hatcher, which is perfect summary as to the film' concentration on stylish over substantive. Being only as good as your material only works insofar as the quality of the material and co-stars.

The actor formerly known as Remington Steel by this point in his career, however, seems to operate on charismatic auto-pilot. Connery and (later) Craig got better as they went along, which enhanced sometimes sub-standard material. In this PG-rated spy thriller, James Bond (Brosnan) heads to stop a media mogul's (Pryce) plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.īrosnan has his shtick down pat by Tomorrow Never Dies, which is good and bad. It's winning moments like this, however, that punctuate a largely connect-the-dots tale where even an ace actor like Pryce can't make spiked lemonade out of a lemon of a villain that's so dull on paper. Take for example one ridiculously exciting bit of staging that results in a BMW motorcycle jumping over the rotating blades of a chopper hovering between rooftops. Okay, so the 18th 007 adventure fails to put forth the most ambitious story but the dust-ups that result boast enough explosive awesomeness to warrant your full attention.

Rating: PG-13 (Intense Scenes of Action|Innuendo|Sexuality|Violence)ĭolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digitalĭespite painting the super-spy into an oftentimes boring corner, Brosnan's second Bond outing at least boasts pulse-pounding action set pieces that never say die. Thankfully, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is on to the insane news tycoon and travels to China to stop him with the help of Chinese secret agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh).

Carver doesn't take no for an answer and plans to use his media empire to fuel flames of war between the Western world and China. Media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) wants his news empire to reach every country on the globe, but the Chinese government will not allow him to broadcast there.

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