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7.7 out of 10

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  1. AndrewM
    Sep 2, 2004
    8
    I have seen about 3/4's of the Bond films and that includes all the classics (Dr No, an exception, I haven't seen). After watching TND, I was forced to admit it was not a true classic, but I enjoyed it more than Goldeneye and, subsequently, more than The World Is Not Enough. With the one omission of the usually abundant dry humour, TND has bona-fide and distinctive Bond feel. The villian is a comic-book character brought to life, albeit updated for modern times, and the action typically absurdly exciting. Brosnan, even though he is low on the good lines, feels more like Bond here; the clothes fit better this time round. If you break up all the pieces of this film you won't find any smart and strapping components, but put it all together and everything fits and works beautifully. Another great Bond episode.… Expand
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  2. [Anonymous]
    Nov 20, 2005
    9
    While Die another Day (I gave it an 8) has the latest in tech and the most sophisticated action scenes, Tomorrow Never Dies is more original and satisfying, feeling more like vintage Bond. There's no shortage of great action, though, and paired with some good one-liners, this one's superior to Die Another Day.
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  3. timb.
    Feb 27, 2005
    9
    Has the action, adventure, sensuality and all the elements that make Bond... quite usually better than other icons. ***1/2 out of ****.
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  4. chardr69
    May 22, 2011
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The eighteenth James Bond film, and second for Pierce Brosnan as 007. This is also the only Bond film directed by Roger Spottiswoode. When worldwide media magnate Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) instigates international catastrophes across the world, so that his new media company will be the first to report the news, including the sinking of a British navel frigate in Vietnamese territorial waters, supposedly by the Chinese, but instead by his stealth ship, bringing the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. 007 must race against time to find out what Carver knows and is planning, before World War III breaks out. Along with Chinese agent Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh), Bond must follow Carver to his headquarters in Vietnam in order to thwart his plan to monopolize the worldwide news market. Brosnan is perfect as usual as 007, and Michelle Yeoh is very good as his Chinese counterpart. Teri Hatcher is very sexy and displays a lot of chemistry with Brosnan as Carver's wife Paris, a former lover of Bond's, that got too close to him in the past, before he broke her heart. Jonathan Pryce is a strong main villain along with his henchman, Stamper (Gotz Otto, who is very much a throwback to Robert Shaw's Grant in "From Russia With Love"). All the regular supporting cast is back, Dame Judi Dench's "M", Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny, and Joe Don Baker reprising his role as amusing CIA agent Jack Wade. This film also includes a very amusing and memorable villain in Dr. Kaufman (Vincent Schiavelli), a world famous assassin that kills Paris Carver and brags to Bond about his prowess as a murderer and his hobby as a torturer. Overall, this is a very good follow-up to "GoldedEye", with exciting action sequences, and great characters.… Expand
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56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    67
    It's far from unenjoyable, but the dank shroud of the overfamiliar lies heavy over all, kind of like watching an Elvis concert circa 1976.
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    There's a high gloss and some nice payoffs, but not quite as much humor as usual; Bond seems to be straying from his tongue-in-cheek origins into the realm of conventional techno-thrillers.
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  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tom Meek
    20
    Tomorrow Never Dies, like the commercial marketing assault the Bond cast has been involved in, is a hollow experience that's egregiously trumped up by its high energy glitz and gimmickry. Somewhere, in their rush to amaze and thrill, the filmmakers forgot about Bond, the man.
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