Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  6 / 10

  REVISED REVIEW: "The distance between insanity and genius, is measured only by success". It seems the most memorable and intuitive lines of dialogue that have stuck with me all these years, come from Bond films (who knew!). I feel as if Tomorrow Never Dies is under appreciated. It had the unfortunate timing of being released after the unanimously acclaimed 'GoldenEye'. And in hindsight, after watching many many films and growing as an amateur reviewer, this entry is bland. So utterly formulaic that you yourself could start guessing the headlines that the megalomaniac media mogul "creatively" writes. Speaking of hammed performances, Pryce was so over-the-top that I was patiently waiting for a maniacal laugh. To my disappointment, we never get one. We do however get a short reenactment of 'The Karate Kid'. The dialogue is clunky for the most part and everything is over explained, with Charles describing the GPS system to M (apparently, everyone is dumb). Action scenes had far too many jump cuts and the chemistry between Bond and Wai-Lin was one-dimensional. But what's this? News just in! "Tomorrow Never Dies isn't all that bad!". The plot revolving around media manipulation is one that feels more apt than ever and, whilst formulaic, is consistently captivating. Wai-Lin is a complete badass thanks to Yeoh's performance and should've got her own spin-off (which apparently was in the works). The quippy one-liners are as effective as ever and Brosnan still exhumes suaveness. Oh, and the BMW car chase (despite how stupid it is) is damn good fun. This entry is easily one of the more forgettable titles, but for me it does hold a special place in my heart, much like most of Brosnan's Bond films.

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