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Die Another Day (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 188

Fresh: 111

Rotten:77

Average Rating: 6.1/10

Consensus: Pure formula, but it has some nifty elements.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for action violence and sexuality

Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Nov 22, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $160,201,106

Synopsis: In DIE ANOTHER DAY, the 20th James Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) gets off to a rough start when he is captured and subsequently tortured during an assignment in North Korea. When the suave... In DIE ANOTHER DAY, the 20th James Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) gets off to a rough start when he is captured and subsequently tortured during an assignment in North Korea. When the suave secret agent is eventually liberated, he embarks on a dangerous mission to Cuba that involves tracking a terrorist named Zao (Rick Yune). There, 007 encounters Jinx (Halle Berry), a formidable and alluring fellow spy. Soon Bond is back in England following a mysterious trail that leads to Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), a flamboyant diamond mogul. After a rather bloody introduction, Graves invites 007 to Iceland, where he plans to unveil his enigmatic Icarus project. Before long, Bond and Jinx are reunited and battling Graves, Zao, and other villains bent on world domination. With this Bond installment, directed by Lee Tamahori, 007 catches up with the 21st century, and the results are grittier and more explosive than ever before. Although it begins as one of the darkest and most violent Bond films, the intense mood of DIE ANOTHER DAY is counterbalanced by typically clever and funny moments. Brosnan is in fine form as the iconic hero, while Berry shines as the immediately likeable Jinx. Stephens and Yune make excellent bad guys, and the rest of the cast--including Judi Dench, John Cleese, Rosamund Pike, and Michael Madsen--provide key supporting roles. With its hi-tech gadgets and special-effects-laden set pieces, DIE ANOTHER DAY clearly has its eye on the future, but in numerous scenes it also lovingly embraces the past, placing the film in the upper tier of Bond movies. [More]

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond

Director: Lee Tamahori

Director: Lee Tamahori
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Producer: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Composer: David Arnold
Studio: MGM/UA

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  • When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) finds himself captured by theenemy, abandoned by MI6 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy (Oscar® winner* Halle Berry), a frosty agent (Rosamund Pike) anda shadowy billionaire (Toby Stephens) whose business is diamonds but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees! Bristling with excitement and bursting with explosivespecial effects, Die Another Day is an adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride with "stunts and non-stop action [that] will astonish you" (Jeffrey Lyons, WNBC-TV)! *2001: Actress, Monster'sBall
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    The problem for me is that the story is so entirely at the service of the special effects.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    10/13/08
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    I've been dining out on this story for years, and the meals seem to be getting poorer.

    Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
    10/13/08
    Philip French
    Observer [UK]

    An action movie which the word "blockbuster" was practically invented for, super spy James Bond, as portrayed by Pierce Brosnan, returns for his twentieth adventure and strives not to mess with a good (or financially successful) formula.

    Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
    07/02/08
    Todd Gilchrist
    IGN Movies

    good last outing for brosnan

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    02/12/08
    Stefan Birgir Stefansson
    sbs.is

    Die Another Day is both skillful and playful, and that's about as high a compliment as I can give a 007 film.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    07/30/07
    Rob Gonsalves
    eFilmCritic.com

    I can't figure out the folks behind the James Bond franchise. They keep making noise about wanting to update or inject more life into the series, but continually fall short in frustratingly obvious ways.

    Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
    07/14/07
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    One of the sturdier and darker of James Bond films.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    05/26/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    What makes this the best Bond in years is the surefootedness of Brosnan's performance, as well as Tamahori's fanboy insistence on covering all bases.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    01/26/06
    Time Out

    One thing remains the same -- the vital fun that a Bond movie brings.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Clint Morris
    Film Threat

    Brosnan's best mission as Bond yet, and the most satisfying installment of the franchise in recent memory.

    Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Michael Dequina
    Mr. Brown's Movies

    How anyone else could sit through its 2 1/2 hours and not drop at least a dozen IQ points is beyond my comprehension. Particularly now that I've seen it.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    12/06/05
    Rick Kisonak
    Film Threat

    With Pierce Brosnan combining the best of all the actors who came before him in the role, we have a worthy Bond to begin the journey into the next forty years.

    Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
    09/30/05
    Scott Nash
    Three Movie Buffs

    In boldface fact, 'Die Another Day' is the best Bond in years, and arguably ranks with the vintage Sean Connery set. Any Connery/Bond fan knows that is high-spy praise.

    Full Review Source: Kansas City Kansan | comment Comment
    10/14/04
    Steve Crum
    Kansas City Kansan

    This is the first James Bond film in a long time that I found entertaining.

    Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | comment Comment
    10/07/04
    Tony Medley
    tonymedley.com

    This Bond doesn’t stop for donuts or martinis....Exhume Die Another Day and you’ll find a fascinating allegory about the 2002 Second Coming of the Bush presidency.

    Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
    02/16/04
    Thomas Delapa
    Boulder Weekly

    Fun, reliably familiar and bigger than life.

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    02/01/04
    Todd Gilchrist
    FilmStew.com

    The spy whom we all loved is looking less human and more like a videogame character. . . . Die Another Day is Just Another Bond for the attention-deficit generation.

    Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
    12/01/03
    Brian Gibson
    Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

    Halle Berry gives a go at the 007 franchise, working with Pierce Brosnan to show us a ripping good time.

    Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
    10/07/03
    David Foucher
    EDGE Boston

    With its contemporary feel and set pieces galore, this Bond will leave you both shaken and stirred.

    Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
    08/30/03
    Shawn Bowers
    Kansas City Star

    Bond is back with a bang!

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    08/16/03
    Terri Clark
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