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Elordi is too tall and too famous
Jacob Elordi has re-entered the Bond conversation with reports of a significant rumor that he has met directly with Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve. A meeting at that level strongly suggests he’s beyond the speculative phase and into serious contention. If cast, Elordi would become only the second Australian Bond… Read More →
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A kite dancing in a hurricane
I’ve never been especially taken with the Mr. White subplot in the Craig era, and I go back and forth in liking his infamous metaphor for Bond in Spectre. “A kite dancing in a hurricane” is clearly intended as an ominous warning, but the phrasing undercuts itself. “Dancing” suggests a… Read More →
Filed Under: Spectre -
My poor little cuckoo
Bond’s interrogation of Blofeld in No Time to Die is an odd sequence that encapsulates many of the movie’s broader problems. Swann’s abrupt fear and retreat feel overdramatic and the contrived “delivery” of Blofeld to Bond resembles a claw machine rather than a tense confrontation. Blofeld’s once chilling dialogue has… Read More →
Filed Under: No Time To Die -
I’m guessing this isn’t strictly official
Bond’s decision to kidnap M in Skyfall stands out as one of the film’s weaker moments, largely due to its implausibility. The sequence is further undercut by Bond’s exchange with Q, where the talk of complex “breadcrumbs” and cyber-tracking is overblown. In practice, the plan amounts to little more than… Read More →
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What are you serving, Whiskas?
Few throwaway Bond lines are as oddly specific or as emblematic of A View to a Kill‘s quirks as this one. The remark comes during Bond’s visit to Stacey Sutton’s home, immediately after he dispatches a pair of intruders. Throughout the scene, Sutton’s perpetually vocal cat is given an odd… Read More →
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Dialogue Expansion: Mr. Hinx in Spectre
Mr. Hinx is given only a single spoken word in Spectre (the blunt expletive “shit” uttered at the end of the train fight) and it feels like a missed opportunity. Given how deliberately quiet the character is, it’d never have made sense for him to deliver lengthy speeches or engage… Read More →