Becoming Bond (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes

Becoming Bond (2017)

TOMATOMETER

80%
86%

AUDIENCE SCORE

87%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

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Movie Info

A unique documentary/narrative hybrid chronicling the stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next six Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down...

Cast

Josh Lawson (II)
Kassandra Clementi
Jake Johnson (XVI)
Dana Carvey

Critic Reviews for Becoming Bond

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (7)

Sufficiently winning.

June 2, 2017 | Full Review…
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Very funny.

June 2, 2017 | Full Review…
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"Becoming Bond" is a delightful dip into someone's own version of their past. It might be light on tuxedo talk, but the biggest takeaway is how much more there is learn.

May 28, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
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We get to know a man who relished almost every minute of what he experienced.

May 28, 2017 | Full Review…
Top Critic

There is a potentially interesting film-documentary or fiction-in Lazenby's life and career, but Becoming Bond, despite its ambitions, is not it.

May 19, 2017 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
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Intimate, irreverent and at times laugh-out-loud funny ...

May 17, 2017 | Full Review…
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Audience Reviews for Becoming Bond

An utterly charming George Lazenby takes us through his career leading to an unprobable portrayal of James Bond. His life story is terribly compelling.

John Ballantine
John Ballantine

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