Bond 20: Die Another Day (2002)
| Duration |
2h 13m |
Rating (UK) |
12A |
| Source of story |
All the other Bond films and Ian Fleming’s characters |
| Writers/Script |
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade |
| Additional Info |
This film said to reference every other Bond film before it. |
| Director |
Lee Tamahori |
| Starring |
Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Michael Madsen, Samantha Bond |
| Elevator Pitch |
After time in a North Korean prison Bond’s credentials with MI6 are removed, but he believes that he has been sold out by a mole and so embarks on an international hunt for his betrayer, on the way taking on an evil billionaire and picking up an attractive female CIA operative. |
| Content |
A whole load of set pieces the more memorable of which were a duel in a fencing club, a car chase in an Icelandic ice palace and a shoot out in an enormous cargo aircraft. There is drinking and implied sex but nothing explicit. |
| A View |
This was almost approved of by Rotten Tomatoes and I liked it, maybe because Pierce Brosnan is a pretty good Bond I think. If there is a fault it is that the writers are not satisfied with one climax, they had to have two which is just a bit irritating. If you enjoy a Bond outing you will know what to expect. |
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