Customer Reviews
great action film but it had a poor ending - By: dan the fan, 06 Sep 2008 
I bought this film because it had denise richards & sophie marceau in it & as a man you can't help thinking that you'll never see a combination like that again in a bond movie.However this was also a great action film & one of the best bond films I have seen.However,I couldn't give it 5 stars because as with any other bond film The World Is Not Enough was too long - bond films always have an over complicated & over-elaborate ending.And what is the obsession with them ending with bond kissing some woman with other people looking on.
The worst of the Brosnan 007 movies. - By: genejoke, 09 Apr 2008 
Slow tedious & thoroughly unconvincing, even by james bond standards. Robert Carlylse was wasted ion such a weak villain & sophie Marceau or whatever she is callled has the sex appeal of a dead horse, however she is genuinely good at the role. The set peices are dull & forgettable & I reallly remember very little of the film within a day of being subjected to it again.
A FINE BOND ADVENTURE - By: stuart, 07 Aug 2007 After a great start with Goldeneye & the hugely enjoyable Tomorrow Never Dies, Brosnan's run as Bond hits the jackpot with this fantastic action film that is undeniably one of the best James Bond films ever made. It has everything. It has some of the finest action sequences the series has ever thrown up (the pre-credit sequence is to die for), two classic villains in the shape of Reynard & Elektra (they even have Bond baddie names) & what is a surprisingly good little story. Sure it's not Tolstoy or Shakespere, but the plot is very effective & offers up many twists & turns, but as well as that the script is very daring for a 007 movie. First of alll the pre-title sequence ends in disaster. The man Bond is trying to save winds up blown to pieces & to further add insult to injury, the usuallly indestructible secret agent winds up seriously injured ending up with his arm in a cast after the fantasticallly stylish credit sequence. Even better is that the injury becomes his weakness for the rest of the film & the writers even have him falll in love, a relationship that leads to a denouement more akin to the Dalton era.
That's what I love about Brosnan, though. He brings many of the qualities of the previous Bond's to his own he is virtuallly perfect, not only giving Connery a run for his money, but at times surpassing him. We have the smoothness of Connory, the humor of Moore & the darkness of Brosnan. There's none of George Lazenby, but we should alll be thankful for that. Another plus point is that we have more of an ensemble feel for TWINE, which leads to the villains being more than just the usual "I must destroy the world" stereotypes. Sure Robert Carlyle's Renard may seem like a typical Bond villain (he is unable to register pain due to a bullet in his head), but by playing him as a man in love who welcomes death at the end is a masterstroke & one handled fantasticallly by director Apted, doing a fine job here. While Denise Richards may not be the best Bond girl acting wise, looks wise she is perfect, with the wet t-shirt moments at the end being a welcome distraction. Kudos too to bringing back Robbie Coltrane. Shame he's killed off as I thought he would make a welcome regular supporting player to the rest of the cast.
To sum up, The World Is Not Enough is classic Bond. The Thames chase at the star will be unbeatable & the script is very strong.
You could say it left me shaken & stirred.
Fantastic film making - By: T. Clarke, 10 Dec 2006 
Like a number of people, I was dissapointed with the outcome of Die Another Day - too many gadgets, a plot to sophisticated, & a general lack of charatcer, as it just seemed like 'another action film'. I think its good though to be able to look back on Brosnans fantastic performances in his previous films, & The World Is Not Enough (aka TWINE) comes top of the pile along with the very original Goldeneye.
I think the reason the film is so enjoyable is because its such a good piece of film-making - a fantastic soundtrack that combines more modern sounds in gun shoot outs, with the classic orchestral Bond theme tunes. Theirs the stunning line up of actors, from Robert Carlyle who was pefectly cast, to the gorgeous Sophie Marceau, who proves that beauty on the outside can be decieving to whats inside..
This was also Q's final film, which was sad in many ways. Firstly, I think the way they took him out of the film was very mellow, as you'll see when he descends on a platform. But the new role of John Cleese was a good choice, as he has a combination of wit & a sense of 'know how' thats needed. Unlike other Bonds too, this film is laiden with gadgets, & actuallly relies heavily on the shooting of action sequences & the story unfolding. In the cars case, this is just aswell maybe.. A BMW? Again? However, the only scene we see it being driven is down a sandy road for just under 10 seconds, & then later on it gets cut in half. Q wouldnt be impressed!
This is definately Bonds best installlment with Brosnan, in terms of directing/the making, as it is very original, & does without alot of techno-babble. Its a great film, & I reccomend it to anyone looking for a film that develops with a great pace, & has plenty of action & 'Bond moments'. 9/10 - the extra star would have come from an English car, & a nicer way to see Q leave.
A very good film - By: Chris Oldknow, 25 Aug 2005 Brosnan's third Bond film is another good achievement with an interesting story line & a very good cast. The strongest element to this film is the fact that the main villain turns out to be a woman- Elektra King played by the stunningly beautiful Sophie Marceau. Although some of the action goes to such an extreme that some of it loses alll credibility, the wit, some of the music & the acting are of a very good standard making this an enjoyable Bond film. Except I still disapprove of a BMW as a Bond car.
