Tag: No Time To Die
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“They’ll simply ignore it and start again”
Young Bond author Charlie Higson recently weighed in on the death of James Bond in No Time to Die, arguing that if the producers “had any sense,” they’d do exactly the above. At first, I agreed with the sentiment outright,… Read More →
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I forget things when I get nervous
This deceptively simple line captures why Paloma became an instant standout in No Time to Die. In just a few minutes of screen time, she manages to blindside the audience into thinking she’s a naive new agent, but in reality… Read More →
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No Time To Have All The Time
Despite the atrocity that is James Bond’s death at the end of No Time To Die, I enjoyed the throwback tune of We Have All the Time in the World by Louis Armstrong. It was a nice nod to On… Read More →
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Vesper Lynd’s odd Matera family tomb
The opening of No Time to Die raises more questions than it answers, but none more distracting than the choice to place Vesper Lynd in a family tomb in Matera, Italy some 500+ miles from the UK. For a British… Read More →
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James Bond doesn’t wear glasses
This quick line from official Bond movie Goldfinger alum Ursula Andress in the unofficial Casino Royale (1967) references the lack of eyewear of James Bond as if he’s a colloquially known figure. It happens again in the movie when the… Read More →
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We all have our secrets
The betrayal theme that opens No Time To Die never quite worked for me. Doubt and mistrust have appeared in earlier James Bond movies, but they were usually introduced later and with greater subtlety. Beginning the movie with suspicion between… Read More →
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Vesper’s grave explosion was too much
I’ll just say it outright: the explosion at Vesper’s grave in No Time to Die was simply excessive, and any person in real life wouldn’t have survived. It could have been toned down a notch, but in the end, with… Read More →
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Gadget watches: played out timepieces?
We’ve seen Bond’s watch do just about everything, from Geiger counters and lasers to explosives and homing devices. At this point, the concept feels exhausted, and I’m far less enthusiastic about seeing another watch serve as a major gadget in… Read More →
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She is light as a feather
Safin’s above taunt to Bond in No Time To Die is nothin short of cruel, given the circumstances. Using Mathilde as leverage, he tosses a pillow into the air to demonstrate his goons’ marksmanship to compel Bond to disarm, but… Read More →
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James Bond’s transformation into “character of folklore”
Referring to James Bond as a “character of folklore” in the wake of No Time to Die is understandable, but it also signals a subtle shift in how the character is perceived. When Steven Knight uses that term while discussing… Read More →