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Becoming Bond is an uproarious recreation of George Lazenby's colorful stint as Britain's greatest spy, evidencing that the gregarious Australian may be a greater raconteur than he was a 00. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Filmmaker Josh Greenbaum examines the life and career of George Lazenby, the actor who played James Bond for the first and last time in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Josh Greenbaum
Producer:

Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett, Rafael Marmor
Writer:

Josh Greenbaum
Release Date (Streaming):

May 20, 2017
Runtime:

1h 32m

Cast & Crew

George Lazenby
Self

Josh Lawson
George Lazenby

Dana Carvey
Johnny Carson

Jane Seymour
Maggie

Kassandra Clementi
Belinda

Landon Ashworth
Ken

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Critic Reviews for Becoming Bond

All Critics (18) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (4)

Sufficiently winning.

June 2, 2017 | Full Review…

Glenn Kenny
New York Times
Very funny.

June 2, 2017 | Full Review…

Chris Klimek
NPR
"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…

Steve Greene
indieWire
We get to know a man who relished almost every minute of what he experienced.

May 28, 2017 | Full Review…

David Martindale
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
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…

Peter Sobczynski
RogerEbert.com
Intimate, irreverent and at times laugh-out-loud funny ...

May 17, 2017 | Full Review…

Peter Debruge
Variety
Like any life well-lived there are plenty of detours into humor, drama, success and regret, and hearing it all from a wizened man with an admirable outlook is exactly the type of feel-good material which makes for a fun flick.

March 26, 2020 | Full Review…

Dan Scully
Cinema76
George Lazenby is an interesting guy, but as a complete picture of his life, this movie is woefully inadequate.

December 25, 2018 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Marisa Carpico
The Pop Break
Telling his tale direct-to-camera and in his own words, Lazenby makes for a hilarious and charismatic guide to an incredible story.

July 18, 2018 | Full Review…

James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
Ultimately Becoming Bond rests on George Lazenby - and the actor, cantankerous, witty, gregarious and just a little sad, ably shoulders the responsibility.

May 28, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Tommy Cook
Collider
Much of the film is hilarious and Lazenby is a remarkable storyteller.

May 28, 2017 | Full Review…

Dave Schilling
Birth.Movies.Death.
It makes for great cinema about great cinema.

May 28, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Chris Knight
National Post

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Audience Reviews for Becoming Bond

May 08, 2017

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

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