Fans will appreciate not only that the film is predictably solid and surprisingly sharp but that parts of it are just plain bad.
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
There's the script -- and that's the problem.
75
Miami HeraldHoward Cohen
Miami HeraldHoward Cohen
You can't beat a Bond film for adventure on a grand scale.
70
Film.comSean Means
Film.comSean Means
Isn't quite enough to save the Bond franchise -- but it does prove that 007 is Y2K-compliant.
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Apted ("Gorillas in the Mist," "Coal Miner's Daughter") keeps things low-key and low-tech, which makes some of the cliched Bondisms a bit easier to swallow.
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Fair, overlong James Bond from the second shelf.
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This keeps one reasonably amused, titillated, and brain-dead for a little over two hours.