Review: No Time to Die
After a trap set by SPECTRE leads him to question the loyalty of lover Dr. Madeline Swann (Lea Seydoux), 007 James Bond (Daniel Craig) parts ways with her and quits Her Majesty’s Secret Service altogether. Several years later, old buddy Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) and CIA operative Logan Ash (Billy Magnusson) approach Bond in Jamaica asking him to look into the theft of a bioweapon. British Secret Service are also looking into the matter, represented by Bond’s 007 replacement Nomi (Lashana Lynch). The trail leads to villains old (Christoph Waltz’s Blofeld) and new (Rami Malek’s Lyutsifer Safin), whilst also incorporating Madeline into the mix somewhere along the line. Ana de Armas plays Paloma, a novice agent who helps out Bond briefly. I haven’t been a fan of the Daniel Craig era of James Bond films, with the unpopular “SPECTRE” being the only one that worked for me. This 2021 final entry in the Craig era from director Cary Joji Fukunaga (co-writer of the recent film adap...