“ No Time to Die” is entertaining throughout its record run time. Bond is chased by a mean group of Spectre agents in what is the best such sequence since the days of “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”
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After all these years, we finally get to see the beloved Aston Martin DB5 at its full capabilities (for once without background photography or film acceleration techniques) in one of the greatest locations in memory. Even though the action comes in the wake of several fantastic eccentricities from Bond’s pre-title past, such as 007 parachuting from a mountain in skis, clinging from out-of-control helicopters while hovering over skeletons, or jumping out of an airplane without a parachute, this seemingly standard opening chase sequence is still outstanding and as it often happens with the Bonds, a highlight of the film. We then get to the real meat of the pre-title sequence, a chase sequence that reprises the sight of Bond in front of the grave of a loved one from “ For Your Eyes Only.” These events turned out to be orchestrated though, I have a hard time understanding why Blofeld would feel the need to frame a character in the eyes of Bond if he’s making such an effort to kill him anyway.
Considering that I found myself meandering during what’s usually the most exciting part of these movies, and that the sequence could have easily fit anywhere else in the picture, I think the decision to place the scene here was a mistake. Instead, we get a flashback sto an event that’s pretty much described in its entirety in “Spectre” with a child falling through the same ice on a lake that an adult inexplicably doesn’t crack.
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“ No Time to Die” is one of the few films in the series that doesn’t start on its feet with Bond in the middle of a mission, which is one of the greatest charms of these movies. Safin has a running feud with Bond enemy Ernst Stavro Bloferd ( Christoph Waltz) while Bond develops a friendlier rivalry of his own with Nomi ( Lashana Lynch), another double 00 agent assigned to the same case.
“ No Time to Die” deals with Bond coming out of retirement five years after we last saw him ride into the sunset in the DB5 with Madeleine in “Spectre.” When a dangerous weapon is stolen from the British Government by villainous Lyutsifer Safin ( Rami Malek), Bond is brought back to action by his old friend Felix Leiter ( Jeffrey Wright). More importantly, “No Time to Die” ties up every imaginable loose end from the Craig era, a five-entry parenthesis within the 25-picture/60-year-old series. It even brings back some of John Barry’s finest compositions from the early entries to the series and they are every bit as memorable as Monty Norman’s (and Barry’s own) James Bond theme. It features one of the most overlooked Aston Martins from Bond’s past. “ No Time to Die” also includes other classic elements from Bond’s past that I wasn’t expecting such as a stop in Jamaica, 007’s spiritual home, and the site of a couple of his most memorable missions. It brings back a full palette of colors to the screen, most of which “Spectre” inexplicably omitted. It didn’t simply dismiss the pivotal Madeleine character ( Léa Seydoux) like these movies have done with dozens of other Bond Girls. It brings back the classic, legendary Blofeld villain (whose rights took the Bond producers decades to secure), and, for once, he sports the same face as in the prior film. “ No Time to Die” features just about everything that I would have hoped for in a sequel to “ Spectre,” as well as in Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film.