Tomorrow Never Dies

4 out of 5 stars. Pierce Brosnan is back as James Bond. And better than ever. The is packed with a lot of action. Car chases. Motorcycle chases. Shoot em action. The plot is about a villain that is controlling his own media. Jonathan Pryce is good as the villain. The direction can be a little cheesy with Bond conveniently having an easy way of escaping. Or gadgets that will get him out of trouble. Overall, Tomorrow Never Dies is a good James Bond film with lots of action. Good cast. And a simple thin story.

Despite the most annoying theme tune in Bond history, this film isn't all that bad - without ever really being any good. Featuring the famous Moneypenny line: "You always were a cunning linguist James", this was cornier than most other Bond films, and the interplay between Geoffrey Palmer and Judi Dench that works so well on the small screen did come across well on film also. In memory of Cubbi Broccoli, this is typical Christmas fare that you can watch without ever getting too much into it. Pierce Brosnan is OK, but not anything special as 007.