True to say that it is more an action thriller than a outright Bond film, no humongous sets, no megalomaniac villain (Davi's drug baron a very realistic menace) and of course there is Bond being pursued by those that have courted him previously as their number one agent. You either love it or you hate it it seems. In one corner are the folks who determine it's not a Bond movie, in the other is those who say it's a stripped to the bone human Bond. Not since On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a Bond film so polarised opinions. The controversial Bond for many reasons, Licence to Kill even today has been known to induce fearsome arguments in Bond fan circles. With licence revoked by MI6, Bond has to go it alone to enact revenge for the Leiters. Bond 16 and 007 goes rogue when drug baron Franz Sanchez leaves Felix Leiter mutilated and his wife dead. Music is scored by Michael Kamen and cinematography by Alec Mills. It stars Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi, Talisa Soto, Anthony Zerbe, Desmond Llewelyn, David Hedison, Benicio Del Toro, Frank McRae, Everett McGill and Wayne Newton. It's an original story that uses characters and instances created by Ian Fleming. Licence to Kill is directed by John Glen and written by Richard Maibaum and Michael G. It isn't the best, and some of its new ideas don't fit with the usual routine (which may or may not be a good thing), but it is certainly interesting. Licence to Kill is a new twist on the Bond theme. The theme tune from Gladys Knight and the Pips is one of the better 007-tracks. Some of the language, though not out-and-out "foul", is a bit stronger and more believable than in other Bond entries. airplane pursuit a barefoot water-skiing sequence and a truck chase down the side of a mountain. The action sequences are still outrageous in the tried-and-trusted Bond style, with memorable episodes featuring a daring helicopter. Whether or not this improves the film depends on your personal taste: if you like safe, humorous Roger Moore escapades, you'll probably find this too jarring, whereas if you prefer espionage stories with a bit of grit and sweat, this may be just what you're after. There's definitely an uneasy, hard edge to the film which makes it unique among the Bond series. Here, aided by Sanchez's unfaithful mistress Lupe (Talisa Soto) and CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell), Bond attempts to wipe out their enormous clandestine drug operation single-handedly. 007 knows who is responsible for the injuries to his friend, so he revokes his licence to kill and becomes a rogue agent, tracking down the villainous drug lord Sanchez (Robert Davi) to his Latin America headquarters. Bond is obviously deeply unhappy about this, but his bosses instruct him to let the matter drop and get on with another assignment. Leiter and his wife are assaulted by some Central American thugs the wife is murdered and Leiter is crippled by sharks. Bond is vacationing in Florida, acting as best-man at his friend Felix Leiter's wedding, when the unthinkable happens. Therefore, his Bond is quite ruthless and embittered, and always ready to stick two fingers up at the establishment if he feels they've got it wrong. Timothy Dalton only played Bond twice, but he tried to base his interpretation of the character on the descriptions provided by Ian Fleming in the original novels. Some info about Dario : he was kicked out of the Nicaraguan Contras for his brutality and found his way into Sanchez's drug cartel as his youngest chief enforcer. A man gets maimed by a tiger shark,Ī man is trapped in a decompression chamber and his oxygen cord is cut off resulting in an explosion of his face (comedic one),Ī man gets chopped in a giant shredder and a man is set on fire alive. For the first time there is a rape scene implied n thankfully its an offscreen one. This movie has lots of action towards the end n it is violent n a bit dark. (Even i wud have left Talisa Soto for the short hair Carey Lowell). This time Bond gets to cool off with Talisa Soto and Carey Lowell. Bond also deals with Ed Killifer, a double agent n lots of Sanchez's henchmen. Apart from Sanchez, Bond has to deal with a ruthless and psychotic killer n rapist, Dario (Benicio del Toro's second movie role). A furious Bond immediately sets out to hunt and kill those involved in his friends' torture and mutilation. This time Bond gets suspended from MI6 for pursuing drugs lord Franz Sanchez for personal vendetta. This is the sixteenth in the Bond series and the second (and last) to star Timothy Dalton as James Bond. (Frank McRae - who played 'Sharkey' in this movie died on 29th April, few days before i revisited this film. I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs.
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