Synopsis
After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.
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Cast
- Timothy DaltonJames Bond
- Maryam d'AboKara Milovy
- Joe Don BakerBrad Whitaker
- Art MalikKamran Shah
- John Rhys-DaviesGeneral Leonid Pushkin
- Jeroen KrabbéGeneral Georgi Koskov
- Andreas WisniewskiNecros
- Thomas WheatleySaunders
- Desmond LlewelynQ
- Robert BrownM
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
Timothy Dalton's monogamous, deadpan 007 brings a more nuanced interpretation to the central character, whose relationships evolve in ways rarely seen in the earlier films. - 80
Time Out London
Confused plot and digressive globe trotting notwithstanding, the best Bond in years. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Director John Glen is an old hand at James Bond films, having worked on three other 007 movies. He knows this popular spy well and does him great service in this well-paced film. - 70
The New York Times
Mr. Dalton, the latest successor to the role of James Bond, is well equipped for his new responsibilities. - 70
Variety
With a hint of that my-way problem-solving approach, The Living Daylights freshens the Bond series’ cornball formula elements while reprising details that had made director John Glen’s debut, For Your Eyes Only, such a superior outing. - 60
Empire
After the fizzle of the later Roger Moore Bonds, The Living Daylights brings in a new 007 in Timothy Dalton, who manages the Connery trick of seeming suave and tough at the same time, and tried to get away from the weak comedy in favour of proper international intrigue. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Without a great Bond girl, a great villain or a hero with a sense of humor, The Living Daylights belongs somewhere on the lower rungs of the Bond ladder. But there are some nice stunts. - 50
Rolling Stone
Dalton has training in classical theater; he has pedigree, looks, class. But as Bond he is – face it – dull as dirt. Too much spoofing is bad (see Moore), none is deadly (see Dalton).
