![]() ![]() It is a nice push and pull and the loss of his wife is mentioned as a reason behind his fear of loss. James Bond and his Allies – Bond spends this film pushing people away to protect them but needing them in order to survive and succeed. She is extremely effective at combat and prepared for anything but we never get more exploration of how she ended up where she is. This was a character who needed more backstory to be more though. Without her and Q’s help he would have died so I can see why she takes Bond’s open cheating so personally. Pam Bouvier – Carey Lowell’s CIA informant is a character who keeps helping out against Bond’s vendetta even when he doesn’t want it. She rose from nothing and ends up a Queen. She gets a happy ending too as she gets all of the Sanchez money once she takes him down. She is great in the role as she find subtle ways to fight back against Franz. Lupe Lamora – Lupe is Sanchez’s girlfriend and the biggest factor in taking him down as it is her trying to escape that leads to Bond and Felix capturing him initially before one of their own betrays them. Desmond Llewelyn truly inhabits this role. He is a lot of fun and I really liked how he was able to get under Bond’s skin both in a joking and friendly way. Q – Q is like Bond’s dad in this as he shows up from out of nowhere and gives him the gadgets he needs to take down Sanchez. He is good but the character doesn’t reveal anything about the CIA, MI6 or Bond in what he does, which is a shame. He is also super paranoid so easy for Bond to manipulate and his ego and bully nature keep him from being a great villain. We see that he has some version of honor as he treats those right he believes he to be loyal. None of the others reach that height as the other tends to drag on longer which takes away from how fun they are.įranz Sanchez – Robert Davi does a good job at being a threatening drug lord. The Action – There are a lot of great action scenes in this, with my favorite being an underwater fight that leads to Bond hijacking a drug smuggling plane. Michael Kamen knows action and it helps the film as he captures what is at stake and uses the music to elevate the action and characters. The Soundtrack – The soundtrack is intense and does a great job capturing the tension of scenes. Bond having to depend on his mind and cleverness over his gadgets is Bond at his best and Dalton captures that driver and cleverness extremely well. The Premise – The idea of Bond going rogue in order to get revenge is compelling. Bond goes rogue seeking revenge against him. The story follows Bond (Timothy Dalton) seeking revenge against the drug lord Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) after his gang murders his best friend Felix’s wife Della (Priscilla Barnes) and leaves Felix (David Hedison) mortally wounded. The film was directed by John Glen and written by Michael Wilson and Robert Broccoli. If you like the Bond films, this one is well worth checking out though. I’ll get into more of what I mean in the review. ![]() ![]() This is a personal story and through it gives more depth to the world that Bond inhabits. Suffice to say, I enjoyed “Licence to Kill” though. ![]() Honestly he might be my favorite in regards to what he brings to the role and character but I wouldn’t feel comfortable choosing a favorite until I’d rewatched all of them to give a proper assessment. ![]()
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