Sean Bean on the otherhand, is always fun to watch. It's a shame because the potential was all there. Her killing technique is one of the strangest things Seem to fit in with the tone of the rest of the film so therefore not a Roles, I was kind of annoyed by her for most of the film. She's the only 'M' that I actually believed was his boss. Notable in that she's the first 'M' to really put Bond in his place. Out of everyone, Dench is by far the most WeĪlso have performances from Famke Janssen, Sean Bean, and the newcomer Modernize and boost the stakes to the series after two very seriousīrosnan brings charm but surprisingly not a ton of charisma, or at In between Bond films, 1989-1995, to date. Two separate close encounters previously. Pierce Brosnan finally gets his chance at playing 007 after But GoldenEye suffers at times because of it's lack ofįun at all. If the Timothy Dalton films weren't convincing enough, the tongue andĬheek tone is seemingly gone from the franchise, and that's probablyįor the best. Still, the opening scene that finds Bong bungee-cording off of a ridiculously high dam takes a hold on your interest that rarely lets go save for a semi-climatic finale that doesn't come close to matching the gleeful thrills that result from the pre-credits sequence. Firing on all cylinders with this, his very fun debut outing, it's a pity that the follow-ups lower themselves to becoming so formulaic. It takes a strong actor such as this to play off of Brosnan, who makes the part his own by ironically not throwing out previous Bonds with the bath water. The casting of Bean, however, is an intriguing notion all of its own. Making 006 the villain makes for some ace intrigue. Stylish and silly in one fell swoop, the film succeeds based chiefly on the winning choice of lead but the action-packed story packs a punch all of its own. In this PG-13-rated spy thriller, James Bond (Brosnan) teams up with the lone survivor (Izabella Scorupco) of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent (Bean) formerly believed to be dead. The film earns extra points for marking Judi Dench's first foray as M, beginning the tenure of one of the series best and most inspired Updating the superspy for the '90s but keeping him rascally, GoldenEye remains Brosnan's best Bond outing and one of the series' best overall. Keeping an Eye on the Double-Oh tropes that kept Bond so endearing for over 30 years, Pierce Brosnan's debut relishes a Golden opportunity to roll the charisma of Connery, the suaveness of Moore, and the cheekiness of both into one jolly good high-tech adventure.
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