This line from GoldenEye stands out as one of the few Forced Quips in Pierce Brosnan’s tenure as James Bond, and it’s a particularly blatant example.

Bond delivers the line at an odd moment, immediately after surviving a genuinely terrifying ordeal. He had just been captured while confronting 006 and left helpless alongside Natalya Simonova inside a Tiger helicopter set to essentially self-destruct. The moment is meant to be tense, especially when Bond awakens to Natalya’s desperate pleas. Izabella Scorupco deserves credit for the intensity of her blood-curdling screams, which heighten the danger and make the scene feel genuinely harrowing. Because of that, the childish line lands awkwardly.

Even the spectacular escape using the ejector seat can’t erase the sound of Natalya’s panic or justify the misplaced humor.