The World Is Not Enough
User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36

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  1. MattM.
    Jul 27, 2001
    10
    A fantastic addition to the James Bond series - easily one of the best ones every made. It's quick, clever, graceful, and ingenious. Pierce Brosnan makes a perfect Bond once again. Sophie Marceau takes a terrific turn as Elektra, the oil heiress that Bond must protect. Robert Carlyle expertly plays the villain Renard. Denise Richards is not entirely believable as nuclear physicist Christmas Jones, but she does her best with the material she is given. Great action sequences help bring the film to excellence.… Collapse
  2. GregM.
    Jun 11, 2002
    10
    This, Brosnan's 3rd Bond film, is one of the best ones I've seen. The opening sequence is very entertaining. The plot is a little hard to follow the first time you watch it, but the second time, you'll be begging for more Bond! With wonderful acting, a super hero-like villain, beautiful Bond girls, wonderful action scenes, and a great script, this movie leaves you wondering if the next film could be better than this!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand

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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    19
    If you're desperate for a James Bond fix, skip the movie and blow your 007 bucks on a copy of the soundtrack.
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  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    This keeps one reasonably amused, titillated, and brain-dead for a little over two hours.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    50
    The hero himself has been denatured for a young, late 1990s audience with little appreciation for real suavity or sex play.
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