Synopsis
When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon
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Cast
- Pierce BrosnanJames Bond
- Sean BeanAlec Trevelyan
- Izabella ScorupcoNatalya Fyodorovna Simonova
- Famke JanssenXenia Onatopp
- Joe Don BakerJack Wade
- Judi DenchM
- Robbie ColtraneValentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky
- Tchéky KaryoDefense Minister Dmitri Mishkin
- Gottfried JohnGeneral Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov
- Alan CummingBoris Grishenko
Recommendations
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Washington Post
And yet, Goldeneye proves the character's viability as a pop icon: It isn't a great movie, but it's great, preposterous fun. - 80
Chicago Reader
There's something a mite pathetic about our culture still clinging to 007, but it's hard to deny that this is one of the most entertaining entries in the Bond cycle, which started with "Dr. No" (1962). - 80
Empire
This is the best bond movie since "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
This is the first Bond film that is self-aware, that has lost its innocence and the simplicity of its world view, and has some understanding of the absurdity and sadness of its hero. - 75
ReelViews
Also, there's more action in Goldeneye than in previous 007 entries -- enough to keep a ninety-minute film moving at a frantic pace. Unfortunately, this movie isn't ninety-minutes long -- it's one-hundred thirty, which means that fully one-quarter of Goldeneye is momentum-killing padding. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
When the action is extreme, GoldenEye is supercharged with spectacular, thundering, brain-numbing fun. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
It is both the best-looking James Bond film and the best-looking James Bond. - 70
Washington Post
New Bond man Brosnan can't be faulted for much. He's always been generically sexy, a sort of programmed cover boy. In this new venture, he's appropriately handsome, British-accented and suave.
