An entertaining enough addition to the long-running series.
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01/01/00
The Living Daylights (1987)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:24
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In this installment of the James Bond series, Agent 007 (Timothy Dalton) is assigned to protect a Russian defector (Maryam d'Abo) from the KGB. When the defection proves to be an elaborate ploy,... [More]
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam D'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe, Joe Don Baker
Director: John Glen
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Reviews for The Living Daylights
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07/13/04
A pure back-to-basics action-adventure spy drama which mostly delivers.
09/11/01
No review available.
08/16/06
With its weak plotting and distinterested performances, this is a misfire on nearly every level.
10/13/08
Expect the expected.
10/13/08
The raw materials of the James Bond films are so familiar by now that the series can be revived only through an injection of humor. That is, unfortunately, the one area in which the new Bond, Timothy Dalton, seems to be deficient.
01/01/00
Top CriticDalton brought to the part a strong dramatic presence, a heightened sensitivity, a greater human vulnerability than ever before, and a decided seriousness.
01/01/00
No review available.
06/11/05
After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds, The Living Daylights brings in a new 007 in Timothy Dalton, who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time.
10/13/08
I'm one of the few people who really liked Timothy Dalton as James Bond.
10/08/05
The casting of Timothy Dalton as James Bond in this 15th entry into the adventures of 007 is widely considered a classic mistake: Dalton isn't suave like Sean Connery or even Roger Moore.
02/13/07
No review available.
02/10/04
The story is too choppy and just meanders from one locale to another without bringing the parts together into a compelling whole.
01/01/00
Dalton is a solid, serious, but a bit colorless as Bond. Still, the action is good.
02/14/03
No review available.
05/29/04
No review available.
01/23/04
Sadly underrated Bond entry with an absolutely classic theme tune by A-ha.
02/03/03
Mr. Dalton, the latest successor to the role of James Bond, is well equipped for his new responsibilities. He has enough presence, the right debonair looks and the kind of energy that the Bond series has lately been lacking.
05/20/03
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