No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die ignores all the development and opportunities of the four previous Bond films to deliver a movie that doesn't understand or care who James Bond is at all. I am just so frustrated. Daniel Craig's run as Bond was solid overall, with some of the greatest films of the 80-year franchise and a couple that weren't amazing but still entertaining. But the conclusion to Craig's Bond was poorly written, out of character, and just plain disappointing. No Time to Die was The Last Jedi of James Bond. Long-time Bond fans will hate it, while those who…

Damsel in distress. Except that's what makes this film stand out as different from other Bond movies. It isn't a damsel in distress, but instead a child in jeopardy. 007 finds himself trying to protect the most innocent of creatures. Along the way, he goes through some high octane action sequences. And he fights against a villain using genetic engineering in a weird and deadly way. However, the biggest problems here are "predictability" and "horrible directing". The imagery is horrible. Even when there are exotic locales, there is not one cinematic…