No Time to Die
A fitting send off for one the best to do it. The <PERSON> era of <PERSON> film hasn't been without fault and some of those still linger here but instead of shoehorning in links to previous films like the final third of Spectre, this film at least is able to start with that and create something more naturally emotive with it, though it is hardly a great hand to be dealt with in terms of coming up with a film that directly follows that film. But all in all I think they do a decent job of it and <PERSON> is given a lot to play with emotionally. The film falls short in a few areas though, mainly revolving around <PERSON> performance and the underwritten character in general. Whilst the films emotive ending works to a degree it is a little hampered by his characters weak involvement and <PERSON> is turning into a fairly insufferable screen presence for me. The other downside in the scripting department is not allowing <PERSON> more screen time. 796
I don't have an issue with <PERSON> in her role but <PERSON> is a much more alluring presence, a knockout physically, in more ways than one, and being utterly charming to boot. The fact she comes and goes so soon but leaves a big impression says a lot about her but also raises questions about the screenwriters priorities. This is certainly a better end point that Spectre though. They need to make the right choices in the future though, if they want to go down the route of a continued emotional trajectory then a longer term plan on where that might lead a new <PERSON> might be more favourable. Or take it back to standalone adventures and dispense with the needless continuity. Maybe the multiplex market today is too full of interconnected film series. Are they too big a rival to even do stand alone films anymore? All I know is that whatever they choose they need to commit to a path from now on. 796