Die Another Day

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Cast & Crew

Pierce Brosnan
James Bond

Halle Berry
Jinx

Toby Stephens
Gustav Graves

Rosamund Pike
Miranda Frost

Rick Yune
Zao

Judi Dench
M

John Cleese
Q

Michael Madsen
Falco

Kenneth Tsang
General Moon

Will Yun Lee
Colonel Moon

Emilio Echevarría
Raoul

Samantha Bond
Miss Moneypenny

Colin Salmon
Robinson

Mikhail Gorevoy
Vlad

Lawrence Makoare
Mr. Kil

Lee Tamahori
Director

Michael G. Wilson
Producer

Barbara Broccoli
Producer

Neal Purvis
Screenwriter

Robert Wade
Screenwriter

Anthony Waye
Executive Producer

Callum McDougall
Co-Producer

Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director

Peter Lamont
Production Design

David Tattersall
Cinematographer

Christian Wagner
Film Editing

David Arnold
Original Music

Lindy Hemming
Costume Design

Chris Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor

Mara Bryan
Visual Effects Supervisor

Debbie McWilliams
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Audience Reviews for Die Another Day

• Feb 21, 2022

  Widely regarded as one of the worst James Bond films, I'm going to be something of an apologist for this movie. Is it good? Um, not really? But is it entertaining? Yes, yes it is. It reeks of the early 2000s in it's style, editing, and plotting, but as something of a time capsule that sort of makes it fun. The CGI is awful, but the action is still fun. It has some of the most absurd action of any James Bond film, the type of stuff the Kingsman films would eventually come to parody and perfect but here is done sincerely. The ice palace climax is genuinely fun, and it has quips for days. And yeah, a lot of what I've said up until now will just be reasons for a lot of people to hate this film even more. For me though, knowing what it is and having goofy fun with it, I had a good enough time.
  Michael M Super Reviewer
• Feb 08, 2016

  A mixed bag of emulating the best and worst of Bond history for the 20th 007 film, the fun but far from fantastic Die Another Day excellently mirrors the classic wit and spit of the Connery years while unfortunately embracing the over-the-top action and corny gadgets of the Moore era. The good: With Jinx, the producers give viewers an invigorating superspy equal to Bond with an actress awesome enough to realize her kick-ass abilities. The bad: With eye-rolling gizmos such as an invisible car and a palace made of ice, the special effects take center stage over the story. Oh, and Madonna plays a fencing instructor. In this PG-13-rated spy thriller, James Bond (Brosnan) gets sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon. For his last outing as 007, Brosnan steps up his performance from the previous adventure, which sported sub-standard material that did little for inspiration. Likewise, Berry presents filmgoers with someone who's intriguingly much more than a mere Bond Girl, sharpening the rough edges of a character so enjoyable that she nearly got her own spin-off. Still, for all of Bond and Jinx's entertaining and action-packed interplay, there are laughable stumbles. For instance, the big bad is Colonel Moon, a North Korean villain with diamonds imbedded in his skin who uses gene therapy technology to alter his appearance. Oh, and Madonna plays a fencing instructor. Bottom line: Madonna and Child-Like
  Jeff B Super Reviewer
• Nov 03, 2015

  The first mistake this film made was hiring Madonna (and I don't mind Madonna's music) to sing the opening credits song, and make a cameo in the film? Come on now. That music has no place in this series. The last mistake the film made was making it to theaters at horrible state it was at. The film isn't unwatchable bad, no Bond film is. But not only does it try to do way too much with special effects, but the story is just plain stupid. A lot of Bond films have an issue with being too formulaic and at times Die Another Day is just that. But it's also a horrible CGI fest of characters that either don't make sense, or the performances are are completely overcooked. Getting Halle Berry and Rosamund Pike as the lead Bond girls is a good idea on paper, but neither of them fit in with the rest of the film, Berry especially. Then we have Toby Stephen's Gustav Graves. A performance so over the top that you constantly feel like he's playing a villain trying to be a Bond villain. What are his motivations anyway? Not once do they really clear that up. There's no originality or any grounded realism to what he's doing. It all feels too comic-booky, as do the fight scenes. Seriously, who's idea was it to bring in slow motion fight sequences? It' felt like another wannabe Matrix film at times. Don't even get me started on the last 15 minutes where it literally copies action straight from any of the Matrix films. Not only that, but the fact that Bond at one point slows his own heart rate down by himself made me laugh out loud. Like, what the hell? Speaking of action sequences, since when did Bond become a master swordsman? Because that's also a good chunk of an action sequence. Yep, a master swordsman. I just feel like there wasn't any care at all to the directing of the film, or really any aspect. At one point when M and Bond were talking you can clearly see Bond's mouth moving without any words coming out. That may be nitpicking, but with a tent-pole franchise like Bond, you would think that the editors would take extra time with little scenes like that. So with awful CGI, and I mean awful CGI, bad dialogue, over the top performances, and no real sense as to what a Bond film should be, Die Another Day is the worst installment for Bond to date. -Where did Bond go -Unfitting music -Wretched CGI -Over the top villain -Nothing is realistic 2.6/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Aug 03, 2015

  I get that Bond movies are supposed to be over the top but when they're too over the top like Die Another Day it's all too much to take seriously, Again its action is the best part of the movie, The story is recycled from previous installments, The gadgets are silly the script is sillier, Some scenes were that cringe worthy it was hard to watch at times, Brosnans final Bond is his worst I'm afraid.
  Jamie C Super Reviewer

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