‘No Time To Die’ movie review: A visually appealing but complex story

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s “No Time to Die” is the twenty-fifth film in the franchise and Daniel Craig’s fifth and final turn as the secret agent, James Bond.

Visually, the film is a spectacular piece of action drama set in a simple yet complex detective tale where Bond is drawn into action to save the world, the love of his life Madeleine Swan (Lee Seydoux), his daughter Mathilde (Lisa). – Dorah Sonnet), and myself.

The world is in danger after Waldo Obruchev (David Densik), a scientist, is kidnapped. Obruchev had developed Project Heracles – a weapon of mass destruction where the bioweapon consists of nanobots that spread like viruses on touch and are coded into specific DNA strands. They can be dangerous only if programmed for a specific individual’s genetic code.

Bond, who is in both hiding and retirement on a remote tropical island, is back in action. He joins forces with the CIA, and travels to Santiago de Cuba, where Spector (Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion) is organizing a sort of underworld convention. Soon, Bond learns that the task is not as easy as it seems, especially when he accidentally kills his arch-enemy and foster brother Blofeld (Christoph Waltz), and is made to believe that He was infected with Madeleine.

When he tracks down Madeleine, he learns that he is being pursued by Lutcifer Safin (Rami Malek), the antagonist of Bond and Madeleine, and a terrorist leader on a revenge mission. How he lands in the remote island of Lutcifer to fight him and turns into a fringe of resigned fate forms the crux of the narrative.

Daniel Craig as James Bond is gentle, stylized and brilliant in a way that beats everything around him. Unlike his previous incarnations of Flippant Killing Machine and Womanizer, here he displays an ocean of emotions trying to reach the surface. And your heart goes out to him when he looks at Mathilde and remarks that he has eyes like hers.

Lee Seydoux as James Bond’s girlfriend, Madeleine Swan, has more to offer than many of the franchise’s leading ladies.

Safin with his facial deformity is played by Rami Malek with a brutal hilt. He makes his creepy presence felt in the play with his pale skin and the caressing voice of a corrupt monk.

This version also features several returning characters, but Ben Whishaw as Gadget Man ‘Q’, with his hairless cat on his home turf, is prominent and noticeable.

The new cast includes Dali Bensla, who plays Safin’s henchman; Ana de Armas as Paloma, a powerful CIA agent in Cuba; David Densik as Russian scientist Waldo Obruchev; and Lashana Lynch as Nomi, the secret agent who has taken on the 007 moniker since Bond retired. They all have their moments of glory on-screen.

The film has some great chases, explosions, stunts and a big, hour-long finale at Safin’s Fortress, but here the emphasis is on the relationships, their struggles, complexities and complexities, as it is on the fast-paced adventures. . . The film also shares themes such as trust, betrayal, mystery, lies, and a distinct connection or through-line from all previous Bond films. And, above all, the stars of any Bond movie are great locations. This time they have spread from Jamaica to Norway, Italy and London.

With a run time of two hours 43 minutes, it is the longest Bond film.

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