Never Say Never Again (1983)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 39
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 16
While the rehashed story feels rather uninspired and unnecessary, the return of both Sean Connery and a more understated Bond make Never Say Never Again a watchable retread.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2
While the rehashed story feels rather uninspired and unnecessary, the return of both Sean Connery and a more understated Bond make Never Say Never Again a watchable retread.
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The title of the 1983 James Bond adventure Never Say Never Again is a self-mocking reference to star Sean Connery's insistence back in 1971 that he would never play Bond again. Reportedly, the huge salary offered Connery was but one consideration that brought him back to the 007 fold; the other was the producers' assurance that Connery would have full control over all aspects of production, a promise that was not kept often enough to the star's liking. Essentially, this film is a remake of the
Oct 7, 1983 Wide
Oct 17, 2000
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
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Sean Connery
James Bond -
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Largo -
Max von Sydow
Blofeld -
Barbara Carrera
Fatima Blush -
Kim Basinger
Domino -
Bernie Casey
Felix Leiter -
Alec McCowen
"Q" Algy -
Edward Fox
"M" -
Pamela Salem
Miss Moneypenny -
Rowan Atkinson
Small-Fawcett -
Valerie Leon
Lady in Bahamas -
Milos Kirek
Kovacs -
Pat Roach
Lippe -
Anthony Sharp
Lord Ambrose -
Prunella Gee
Patricia -
Gavan O'Herlihy
Jack Petachi -
Saskia Cohen Tanugi
Nicole -
Tony Alleff
Auctioneer -
Derek Deadman
Porter at Shrublands -
Joanna Dickens
Cook at Shrublands -
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Brenda Kempner
Masseuce -
Sylvia Marriott
French Minister -
Vincent Marzello
Culpepper -
Michael Medwin
Doctor at Shrublands -
Billy Mitchell
Capt. Pederson -
Ronald Pickup
Elliot -
Manning Redwood
Gen. Miller -
Robert Rietty
Italian Minister -
Wendy Leech
Girl Hostage -
Anthony Van Laast
Kurt -
Dan Meaden
Bouncer at Casino
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All Critics (39) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (27) | Rotten (17) | DVD (15)
In Never Say Never Again, the formula is broadened to accommodate an older, seasoned man of much greater stature, and Mr. Connery expertly fills the bill.
Without absolute conviction, no action film can survive: if there's no belief, there's no danger.
It is good to see Connery's grave stylishness in this role again. It makes Bond's cynicism and opportunism seem the product of genuine worldliness (and world weariness) as opposed to Roger Moore's mere twirpishness.
After a 12-year hiatus, Sean Connery is back in action as James Bond. The new entry marks something of a retreat from the far-fetched technology of many of the later Bonds in favor of intrigue and romance.
The action's good, the photography excellent, the sets decent; but the real clincher is the fact that Bond is once more played by a man with the right stuff.
Top CriticAh, yes, James, it is good to have you back again.
Can we just consider 1983 a lost year for James Bond? First, "Octopussy," then Sean Connery's return in a depressing dilution of the 007 brand - one that ends with a fourth wall-breaking wink indicative less of arch fun, more of bored indifference.
I know Bond fans were furious about this movie cause it wasn't an Eon production, and I think they're wrong. They should be furious at it because it's a horrendous film.
The slick production values impress and Barbara Carrera and Klaus Maria Brandauer are good value villains, but Irvin Kershner appears to have nodded off in the director's chair.
An ugly, unwanted epilogue [to Connery's Bond], in which the character who was so iconic and perfect is reduced to a self-conscious joke.
Boobs, bombs, and Bond galore in epic 007 thriller.
a cheeseball experience with a strange and horrible pedigree
Connery proved plenty fit for one more outing...a likeable but somewhat mediocre adventure handsomely mounted in the traditional Bond style...[Blu-ray]
It's an aging and unenthusiastic Connery who returns to play Bond, who doesn't have the physicality to do justice any more to the demanding muscular role.
Connery was perhaps wise to call it quits the first time round.
Connery has style, if not quite the energy quotient (he was 53 at the time) -- some nifty editing and a redundant dance routine make him look good.
Gone is the excessive gadgetry that mars Bond films, and, as a result, the characters are more prominent and colorful.
Like being trapped in a dream inside twin peaks
Audience Reviews for Never Say Never Again
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Super Reviewer
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- Largo: Do you lose as gracefully as you win?
- James Bond: I don't know, I've never lost.
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- Miss Moneypenny: Have you got a mission, James?
- James Bond: Yes. I am to eliminate all free radicals.
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