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The main reason for only two Dalton movies is that Licence
to Kill, despite being one of the best Bond stories made,
fell victim to cretinous audiences and did not make a profit
in the cinema. Dead set, what a crime.
Many suspect that the more hard-nosed portrayal of Bond -
which was getting back to the Ian Fleming books - didn't sit
well with the Roger Moore fans who preferred a bit of camp
humour.
Dalton's Bond kicks bad guys' arses with relish and has a
great time despatching them in various ways. The ickiest has
to be going into an industrial grinding machine feet first.
But, our Tim also thinks his enemies dead by playing on the
drug lord's paranoia and getting him to wipe out his own people.
The action is terrific, the stunts excellent and the Bond
girls - ooooooooooh. Talisa Soto is magnificent and Carey
Lowell is marvellous. Both actresses play their parts well
and, unlike many earlier Bondisms, get to show they have brains,
skills and independence as well as being drop-dead spunks.
Robert Davi is superb as the bad guy. He plays Sanchez as
a clever, brutal criminal who will stop at nothing to make
profit from drug dealing. It is a very well rounded performance
and one that puts him as one of the top nasties to take on
007.
A must-have for Bond fans.
Conclusion: Movie 90%, Extras 80%
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