Written by James M. Tate / 11/19/2015 / No comments / espionage , franchise , james bond , sean connery , sixties , spy
CONNERY BOND TWO: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
year: 1963 cast: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Daniela Bianchi Director: Terence Young |
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Some literary input here: At the end of the highly recommended FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE novel, the nefarious Rosa Klebb uses that poison blade shoe and... pretty much kills 007. No joke. He's mere seconds from death on the last paragraph, and when the DR. NO book begins, Bond is brought back to life in a rather forced fashion. It's almost as if Fleming wanted to kill his man from the very start but then changed his mind due to the success, and potential. Thank heavens.
Daniela Bianchi |
Meanwhile, the mid-section flows nicely thanks to a friendly Turkish businessman leading Bond around town, and the plot is explained only enough for the story to play out in an entertaining, breezy fashion for LOVE to maybe not be the best in the series, but definitely the most comfortable...
Like a perfectly fitting steel-tipped boot. Desmond Llewelyn provides his first turn as Q (although he's called Boothroyd of "Q Branch") with a wonderful gadget-laden briefcase. And RUSSIA co-stars one of the prettiest Bond girls ever: Daniela Bianchi's Tatiana is so mesmerizing, you might just forget there's a movie going on at all.
RATING: ****
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