DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)

 

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Here are three good reasons to attend a screening of the twentieth entry in the EON James Bond motion picture series:

 

 

Other than seeing Pierce Brosnan doing a great turn as Agent 007, I can't think of another reason to go see this disappointing movie. Overall, the first act of this film is just fine, but once it lurches over to Iceland and that incredibly ridiculous ice palace setting, things go completely awry. However, there are plenty of explosions and over the top kinetics for the ADD bunch -- enough to do Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer proud (except they would have blown up that chopper during the finale, but I digress). In short, there is simply no story here. To make matters even worse, this flick is directed and edited by some kind of fire-monkey on speed. Someone needs to wrest the BOND film franchise from the hands of Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli immediately! They have lost touch with truly supervising the James Bond film legacy. Wait a minute, I just thought of the main reason to go see this movie: